The Principle of Non-Refoulement under the ECHR and the un Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

Intro -- The Principle of Non-Refoulement under the ECHR and the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I Setting of the Problem -- II Purpose and Context of the Study -- III Structure of the Book -- 1: The Principle of Non-Refoulement under the ECHR and the CAT -- I The Protection against Refoulement under the ECHR and the CAT -- I.1 Introduction -- I.2 CAT -- I.3 ECHR -- I.4 Conclusion -- II The Nature of the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- II.1 CAT -- II.2 ECHR -- II.3 Conclusion -- III The Scope of the Protection against Refoulement under the ECHR and the CAT -- III.1 Introduction -- III.2 Personal Scope -- III.3 Territorial Scope -- III.4 Conclusion -- 2: The Content of the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- I The Treatment from Which the Person is Protected -- I.1 CAT -- I.2 ECHR -- I.3 Conclusion -- II The Prohibited Conduct under the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- II.1 Form of the Prohibited Conduct -- II.2 Prohibition of Indirect Refoulement -- II.3 Applicability of the Principle of Non-Refoulement to Certain Policies -- 3: The Individual Complaints Procedures in the Context of Non-Refoulement Allegations -- I Interim Measures -- I.1 ECtHR -- I.2 ComAT -- I.3 Conclusion -- II Admissibility Criteria -- II.1 ECtHR -- II.2 ComAT -- II.3 Conclusion -- III Standard and Burden of Proof -- III.1 ECtHR -- III.2 ComAT -- III.3 Conclusion -- 4: Assessment of the Risk of being Subjected to Ill-treatment -- I The Time of the Risk Assessment -- I.1 ECtHR -- I.2 ComAT -- I.3 Conclusion -- II The Assessment of Evidence -- II.1 ECtHR -- II.2 ComAT -- II.3 Conclusion -- III Factors Used to Assess the Risk -- III.1 ECtHR -- III.2 ComAT -- III.3 Conclusion.

IV The National Protection Arguments and Their Effects on the Risk Assessment -- IV.1 Internal Flight Alternative -- IV.2 Prohibition of Torture and cidtp in the Receiving State's National Laws and the Relevant International Treaties -- IV.3 Diplomatic Assurances (DAS) -- 5: Summary of the Conclusions -- I General Findings -- I.1 Dimensions of the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- I.2 Selected Policies and Measures -- II Procedural Issues -- II.1 Interim Measures -- II.2 Admissibility Criteria -- II.3 Standard and Burden of Proof -- III Substantive Issues -- III.1 Risk Assessment -- III.2 National Protection Arguments -- IV Interaction between the ECtHR and the ComAT -- V Overall Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.

This book examines the protection against refoulement under the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention against Torture. It provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the non-refoulement case-law of both the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Committee against Torture.

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