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Increasing Effectiveness of OPCAT in New Zealand Through Publication of Visit Reports

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dc.contributor.advisor Geringer, Claudia
dc.contributor.author Dixon, Amy Louise
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-11T04:50:54Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-02T03:42:42Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-11T04:50:54Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-02T03:42:42Z
dc.date.copyright 2012
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/28721
dc.description.abstract This paper concerns National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in New Zealand which are set up under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) to inspect places of detention in New Zealand. This paper argues that publishing the visit reports from these inspections would be a cost-effective way to increase the effectiveness and accountability of the OPCAT system in New Zealand. It argues that publication would be consistent with OPCAT. The paper argues that visit reports may be published under the Crimes of Torture Act 1989. It suggests some principles that should be considered by the NPMs in designing their publication strategy in order to engage society and respect the requirements of OPCAT. Finally this paper recommends that the Crimes of Torture Act should be amended to guarantee the power of NPMs to publish their visit reports. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject OPCAT en_NZ
dc.subject Crimes of Torture Act en_NZ
dc.subject Publication en_NZ
dc.title Increasing Effectiveness of OPCAT in New Zealand Through Publication of Visit Reports en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit School of Law en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.marsden 390303 Human rights en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Bachelors Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Law en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Bachelor of Laws with Honours en_NZ


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