OMCT’s Handbook Series consists of four volumes, each one providing a detailed guide to the practice, procedures, and jurisprudence of the regional and international mechanisms that are competent to examine individual complaints concerning the violation of the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment.
Volume 1 - Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights: A Practitioner’s Handbook
The purpose of this Handbook is to provide practical advice to persons wishing to bring a case to the European Court of Human Rights under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. As such, the Handbook contains an accessible but comprehensive treatment of the procedure and practice of the European Court, as well as a detailed analysis of the Court’s jurisprudence in the area of torture and ill-treatment. Reference materials are included in the appendices as a further resource for litigants.
This book is available in English and Russian.
Volume 2 - The Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment in the Inter-American Human Rights System: A Handbook for Victims and their Advocates
The purpose of this Handbook is to provide practical advice to persons wishing to bring individual complaints concerning violations of the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment before the Inter-American Human Rights System. As such, the Handbook provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the practice and procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well as a detailed analysis of the substantive law developed by the Commission and Court concerning torture and ill-treatment. Reference materials are included in the appendices as a further resource for litigants.
This book is available in English and Spanish.
Volume 3 - The Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment in the African Human Rights System: A Handbook for Victims and their Advocates
This Handbook aims to provide an introduction to the African regional human rights system, by presenting an overview of the framework and evolving norms and jurisprudence of the regional and sub-regional human rights bodies. The updated handbook also covers the evolution of case law, pinpointing settled and emerging jurisprudential approaches regarding the nature and substance of the obligations contained in Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, as well as the content of procedural duties and the scope of reparations for victims of torture. Additionally, this Handbook seeks to act as a practical guide for civil society actors and NGOs by detailing procedures and requirements for utilising the various human rights tools built into the system. In general, this publication will describe the accomplishments, potential and challenges of this system to deal with the pervasive problem of torture. Reference materials are included in the appendices as a further resource for litigants.
This book is available in English, French and Arabic.
Volume 4 - Seeking Remedies for Torture Victims: A Handbook on the Individual Complaints Procedures of the UN Treaty Bodies
The purpose of this Handbook is to give practical guidance to persons seeking redress for torture and other ill-treatment before the United Nations human rights treaty bodies. It provides an overview of the mandate and functions of the Human Rights Committee, the Committee against Torture and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and describes in detail the individual complaints procedures of these bodies with special emphasis on providing strategic advice to persons litigating torture cases. It also contains a comprehensive thematic analysis of the relevant jurisprudence of the three Committees. Reference materials are included in the appendices as a further resource for litigants.
This book is available in English,
Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian.
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Material from OMCT’s Handbook Series may be reproduced for educational, training, advocacy and other non-commercial purposes as long as OMCT is fully acknowledged and the volume in question appropriately cited. No part of the Handbook Series may be reproduced for any commercial purpose.
For questions about the OMCT Handbook Series, please contact Helena Solà Martín at hs@omct.org.
The OMCT wishes to thank the European Union, Oak Foundation, Hans Wilsdorf Foundation and the Swiss Confederation for making possible the publication of the 2nd edition of the OMCT Handbook Series.
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