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United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Kasey McCall-Smith
Kasey McCall-Smith*
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University of Edinburgh Law School
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International Legal Materials , Volume 55 , Issue 6 , 2016 , pp. 1180 - 1205
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2016 

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Endnotes

1 G.A. Res. 70/175 (Dec. 17, 2015) [hereinafter Mandela Rules].

2 Id. ¶ 6.

3 The rules were approved by the UN Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC Res. 663 C (XXIV) (July 31, 1957) and ECOSOC Res. 2076 (LXII) (May 13, 1977).

4 See, e.g., G.A. Res. 45/113, UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (Dec. 14, 1990); G.A. Res. 65/229, UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (Mar. 16, 2011); Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas, O.A.S. Doc. OEA/Ser/L/V/II.131 doc. 26 (Mar. 3–14, 2008).

5 G.A. res. 65/230 (Dec. 2, 2010).

6 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Dec. 16, 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171.

7 Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Dec. 18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13.

8 Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3.

9 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, Dec. 10, 1984, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85.

10 Common Article 3 of the following: Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field Aug. 12, 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 31 (Geneva Convention I); Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, Aug. 12, 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 85 (Geneva Convention II); Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Aug. 12, 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 135 (Geneva Convention III); Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War Aug. 12, 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 287 (Geneva Convention IV). Collectively known as the Geneva Conventions.

11 Mandel Rules, supra note 1, R. 97 (prohibition of slavery), R. 62 (consular/diplomatic access).

12 Id. pmble. ¶ 6, Rs. 1, 8d, 32d, 34, 43, 71, 76b. “Prohibition against torture” will be used collectively to refer to lesser included treatment throughout this note. On the prohibition of torture as a rule of jus cogens, see, for example, Juan E. Méndez, Special Rapporteur on the Question of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Open Letter to the Chair of the 24th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (May 18, 2015).

13 Mandela Rules, supra note 1, R. 24.1.

14 Id. R. 71.

15 Id. R. 7a.

16 See, e.g., Summary of Discussions, Penal Reform International and Thailand Institute of Justice: The Southeast Asia Regional Consultation on the Implementation of the Revised United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules) (Aug. 8–9, 2016), available at https://cdn.penalreform.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Summary-of-discussions_Mandela-Rules-SEARegional-consultation-August2016-1.pdf [hereinafter Summary of Discussions].

17 See supra note 4.

18 Mandela Rules, supra note 1, R. 74.

19 Summary of Discussions, supra note 16.

28 See rule 67 of the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (resolution 45/113, annex); and rule 22 of the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) (resolution 65/229, annex).

29 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.