International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards Capital Punishment International law has increasingly restricted the scope and implementation of the death penalty. In addition, 106 countries have abolished the death penalty in law for all crimes, and 142 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.[1] Although Article 6 of the…
Constitutional Safeguards Constitutionally, the rights of children are protected and provided for in various different Articles relating to the several issues that children in Pakistan face. The Constitution through Article 11 requires the State to fully diminish all forms of exploitation, slavery, human trafficking and forced labour. It stipulates that children under the age…
Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards Pakistan ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2011. It stipulates that the rights of persons with disabilities are to be fully protected and respected. It defines a person with disabilities as: “Persons with…
International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document in the history of human rights adopted by the United Nations and now widely accepted as customary international law, outlines the right to a fair trial in Article 10 by stating that “Everyone is entitled in full equality to…
Conditions of Detention and Imprisonment The rights to life, liberty, security of person, and guarantees of humane and dignified treatment extend to all phases of the criminal justice system including where individuals are deprived of their liberty due to some form of detention or imprisonment. Arrest, pre-trial detention, and preventive detention have been discussed…
Pre-trial Detention – Physical and Judicial Remand International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards International law lays down certain standards for the protection of human rights during deprivation of liberty in the form of detention as well. Much like arrest, the principle of legality must be complied with in relation to detention as well…
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) establishes a framework for States to protect and promote the civil and political rights of their citizens, whilst also emphasizing on the importance of rectifying violations of these rights. With 53 Articles, the ICCPR consists of substantive, implementing…
Sources of International Law For the purposes of this Guide, International law is the set of agreements, treaties, norms, rules and standards which relate to relations between nations and are binding on them. Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial body within the United Nations system,…