“Empty Promises:”
 Diplomatic Assurances No Safeguard against Torture

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TABLE OF CASES

INTRODUCTION

DIPLOMATIC ASSURANCES AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture
U.N. Human Rights Committee
U.N. Committee against Torture
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees


DIPLOMATIC ASSURANCES AND THEIR USE IN NORTH AMERICA

United States
Federal Law
The Case of Maher Arar
Canada
The Case of Manickavasagam Suresh
The Case of Rodolfo Pacificador


DIPLOMATIC ASSURANCES AND THEIR USE IN EUROPE

Regional Law and Policy
Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)
Chahal v. United Kingdom
Shamayev and 12 Others v. Georgia and Russia
Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey
Examples of State Practice in the Council of Europe Region
United Kingdom: The Case of Akhmed Zakaev
Germany: The Case of Metin Kaplan
Austria: The Case of Mohamed Bilasi-Ashri
Sweden: The Cases of Ahmed Agiza and Mohammed al-Zari


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

April 2004     Vol.16 No.4 (D)

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