Is it possible to use legal defenses to exempt criminal responsibility for the crime of torture?

Torture is proscribed in the majority of countries, and prohibited by numerous international instruments. However, torture is nowadays a practice that takes place in many countries, even though there exists a majority agreement in favor of absolute prohibition of this conduct. In the present article...

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Main Author: Ariana Bassino Balta
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Asociacion Civil THEMIS 2015-10-01
Series:Thēmis
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/15587