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CRUEL UNUSUAL TREATMENT PUNISHMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Sentencing
- Penal Administration
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cruel and unusual treatment or punishment
1, record 1, English, cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cruel and unusual treatment or punishment : term found in section 12 of the Constitutional Act, 1982. 2, record 1, English, - cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cruel and unusual treatment or punishment : term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 3, record 1, English, - cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Peines
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traitement ou peine cruel et inusité
1, record 1, French, traitement%20ou%20peine%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
correct, federal act
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cependant, la protection envers les traitements ou peines cruels et inusités a acquis une portée beaucoup plus large que la seule répression de la torture, des peines corporelles et autres châtiments inhumains. Elle doit maintenant être interprétée comme imposant au législateur certains standards fondés sur le respect dû à la dignité humaine dans l'élaboration de ses mesures de répression et de contrôle des individus. 2, record 1, French, - traitement%20ou%20peine%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
traitement ou peine cruel et inusité : terme tiré de l'article 12 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1982. 3, record 1, French, - traitement%20ou%20peine%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traitement ou peine cruel et inusité : terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 4, record 1, French, - traitement%20ou%20peine%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- grounds of risk to life or of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment
1, record 2, English, grounds%20of%20risk%20to%20life%20or%20of%20cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
correct, federal act
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A strong, effective refugee protection program that incorporates the protection grounds of the Geneva Convention and the Convention Against Torture and the grounds of risk to life or of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. 1, record 2, English, - grounds%20of%20risk%20to%20life%20or%20of%20cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, 2001. 2, record 2, English, - grounds%20of%20risk%20to%20life%20or%20of%20cruel%20and%20unusual%20treatment%20or%20punishment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- notion de menace pour la vie ou de traitement ou punition cruel et inusité
1, record 2, French, notion%20de%20menace%20pour%20la%20vie%20ou%20de%20traitement%20ou%20punition%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
correct, federal regulation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un programme fort et efficace de protection des réfugiés qui s'appuie sur les motifs de protection de la Convention de Genève et de la Convention contre la torture et sur la notion de menace pour la vie ou de traitement ou punition cruel et inusité. 1, record 2, French, - notion%20de%20menace%20pour%20la%20vie%20ou%20de%20traitement%20ou%20punition%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2001. 2, record 2, French, - notion%20de%20menace%20pour%20la%20vie%20ou%20de%20traitement%20ou%20punition%20cruel%20et%20inusit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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