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GENERAL PART
SECTION THREE. PUNISHMENT
CHAPTER X. PURPOSES AND TYPES OF PUNISHMENT
Article 39. Purpose of Punishment
3. The purpose of punishment shall not be a physical suffering of a human being or humiliation of his/her dignity.
Article 103
Role of States in enforcement of sentences of imprisonment
3. In exercising its discretion to make a designation under paragraph 1, the Court shall take into account the following:
(b) The application of widely accepted international treaty standards governing the treatment of prisoners