'Extraordinary Renditions' and State Obligations to Criminalize and Prosecute Torture in the Light of the Abu Omar Case in Italy

Autor:	Francesco Messineo
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Torture media_common.quotation_subject Convention Extraordinary rendition State (polity) Law Secrecy Obligation Sociology Constitutional court Complicity media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of International Criminal Justice. 7:1023-1044
ISSN:	1478-1395 1478-1387
DOI:	10.1093/jicj/mqp075
Popis:	By focusing on the Italian case concerning the ‘extraordinary rendition’ (or in precise legal terms, the abduction) of Mr Abu Omar, this article addresses the obligations states have under the UN Torture Convention to prosecute individuals for torture and complicity in torture occurring as a result of ‘extraordinary renditions’. The article considers the obligation to criminalize complicity in torture and its implementation in Italy. It then analyses the ongoing Italian criminal proceedings concerning the abduction of Mr Abu Omar and concludes that Italy failed to comply with the obligation to prosecute complicity in torture under the Convention for a variety of reasons. In particular, it addresses the issue of ‘state secrecy’, which emerged during the proceedings and was decided upon by the Constitutional Court, and argues that state secrecy cannot be used to avoid compliance with international obligations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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