Caesar

Case
Summary

The facts of the case relate to the criminal conviction imposed on Winston Caesar for the crime of attempted rape, which, in accordance with the Law of Corporal Punishment, consisted in forced labor and whipping.

The IA Court developed standards regarding the compatibility of the state application of corporal punishment with international law and practice, and considering the framework of the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.

Status
Active
Presentation to the IACommission
  • May 13, 1999
Submission to the IACourt
  • Feb 26, 2003
IACourt / Judgment: rights violated
ACHR
1.1, 5.1, 5.2
2, 5.1, 5.2
1.1, 2, 25
IACourt / Judgment: rights non-violated
ACHR
8.1
Descriptors
  • Death penalty
Court documents
Documentos de la comisión
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Longitude: -61.4948

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Caesar