CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 4
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Paragraph text
4. When a State, pursuant to this article, has taken a person into custody, it shall immediately notify the States referred to in article 5, paragraph 1, of the fact that such person is in custody and of the circumstances which warrant his detention. The State which makes the preliminary inquiry contemplated in paragraph 2 of this article shall promptly report its findings to the said States and shall indicate whether it intends to exercise jurisdiction.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1984
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984), Article 6, 4.
Paragraph focus
Detention and preliminary inquiry in cases of extradition