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A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 June 2020
There is little doubt about the customary character of the prohibition against torture, and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In addition to being a core component of the Universal Declaration and the Covenant, the prohibition is found in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 37(a)), the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (Article 10), and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 15). It also received extensive specialist treatment in the 1984 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention Against Torture), which led to State reporting to the Committee Against Torture, a source of inspiration to the Human Rights Committee when developing its revised General Comment 20 on Article 7.
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