'Treatment of prisoners - international treaty standards' in document 'Georgia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

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.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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