Cámpora v. Uruguay

Abstract

State responsibility — Nature and kinds of — For breaches of treaty obligations — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Allegations of torture and inhuman treatment — Failure to provide adequate machinery to challenge legality of arrest and detention — Right to be tried without undue delay — United Nations Human Rights Committee

State responsibility — Nature and kinds of — For wrongs unconnected with contractual obligations — Acts and omissions of State organs and officials — Connected with legislation — Detention under prompt security measures — Failure to provide adequate machinery to challenge legality of arrest and detention — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Optional Protocol — Communication to United Nations Human Rights Committee

The individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — Detention under “prompt security measures” — Allegations of torture and inhuman treatment — Right to challenge legality of arrest and detention — Right to be brought before a judge and tried without undue delay — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 — Articles 9, 10 and 14 — Optional Protocol — United Nations Human Rights Committee