Torture - crimes against humanity

Dominica

Dominica - Constitution 1978 (2014) EN

Chapter 1 Fundamental rights and freedoms

Article 5 Protection from inhuman treatment

No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.

Rome Statute

Article 7 Crimes against humanity

1. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

(f) Torture;

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:

(e) ‘Torture’ means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions;