Constitutional and International Protections against ...

Constitutional and International Protections against torture:Freedom from torture in Fiji from 2009-2013
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Introduction
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Scenario
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Freedom from Torture
Constitutional Protection
Legislative Protection
Common Law
International Law
Treaties
Custom
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Before 2009 Constitutional Protections: Torture
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Nabav State[2001] 2 FLR 187
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After 2013 ConstitutionalProtections: Torture
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After 2013Constitutional Restrictions
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Between 10 April 2009 and7 September 2013 ???
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The Government position
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“Common Law”

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Putting the ‘tort’ in torture
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“Existing Law”
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“Decrees”
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“Decrees”
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International Law …
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Customary International Law
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Where does this leave us?
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end
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