THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA
TITLE IV - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES
ARTICLE 40. No one may be subjected to cruel or degrading treatment or to life imprisonment, or to the penalty of confiscation. Any statement obtained by violent means shall be null and void.
Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - not to be subjected to any form of coercion, duress or threat, to torture or to any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
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