Examples of using Imprescriptibility in English and their translations into Spanish
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Article 8 Imprescriptibility.
In his opinion,the seriousness of the crimes envisaged in the Code justified their imprescriptibility.
Definition, punishment and imprescriptibility of torture.
The Convention on Imprescriptibility of Crimes of War and against Humanity, signed in New York on 26 November 1968.
Moreover, article 8 of Act No. 18026(Inapplicability of amnesty or other exemptions)extends imprescriptibility as follows.
August: Argentina adheres to the Convention on the imprescriptibility of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Violations of economic, social andcultural rights should be declared international crimes that are consequently subject to the principles of universal competence and imprescriptibility.
At a later date, the Supreme Court of Justice ratified the imprescriptibility of criminal action in cases of crimes against humanity.
The prohibition of torture, the imprescriptibility of proceedings and penalties for torture, and the prohibition of any pardon or amnesty for torture demonstrate the political will of Ecuador to guarantee respect for the integrity of the person.
She invited the State party to reflect on that case,which raised the question of the imprescriptibility of acts of torture, confirming the view of the Committee on the whole concept of torture.
To ensure the imprescriptibility of these offences, it should be recalled that, under Uruguayan criminal law(Act No. 18026, art. 21.2), the offence of enforced disappearance is considered a continuing crime as long as the fate or whereabouts of the victim has not been established.
In 2006, Senegal pledged to ratify international human rights instruments such as the Convention on Imprescriptibility of Crimes of War and Against Humanity, signed on 26 November 1968.
In relation to crimes against humanity punishable under article 607 bis of the Criminal Code(paras. 61- 66 and 95 of the report),please indicate whether any other specific consequences are provided for by law beyond a custodial sentence and the imprescriptibility of the offence art. 5.
The act, inter alia,establishes the imprescriptibility of the offence and foresees superior responsibility and extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Violations of economic, social andcultural rights should be declared international crimes that are consequently subject to the principles of universal jurisdiction and imprescriptibility, so that they can be punished at any time and in any place;
With regard to the Amnesty Decree-Law and the imprescriptibility of crimes against humanity, a group of members of Parliament have submitted a new bill to the Senate.
It should be pointed out that the statute of limitations on public and civil proceedings and on the enforcement of judgements must not include violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law,since the principle of imprescriptibility intrinsically rules out impunity and the"right to forget.
By interpreting the terms indefatigability,inalienability, imprescriptibility and inviolability of the prohibition of torture, we are de facto referring to its absolute nature, which does not allow derogation under any circumstances.
The Government of Chile therefore supported the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and was actively participating in the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument that defined enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity,prohibited amnesty and formalized the imprescriptibility of the crime.
The Venezuelan State, acting through the Public Prosecution Service, has, moreover, complied with the requirement for imprescriptibility, the proof of this being that the police officers and military personnel alleged to be responsible for the deaths at the Caracazo were charged.
Principle 24(2), which recognizes the imprescriptibility of certain offences, has been slightly reworded in updated principle 23(2) in view of the revised definition of serious crimes under international law(see above, paragraph 13); somewhat different rules concerning statutory limitations may apply to certain offences included in the updated definition and the law in this area is evolving.
CCFDM and JS1 recommended that Morocco expressly provide in the Penal Code for criminalization and imprescriptibility of enforced disappearance and implement the 2010 recommendations of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
In 2009, the reforms made to the Criminal Code included the criminalization of genocide as defined by the Rome Statute; the criminalization of ethnocide, defined as violations of the right to self-determination or to remain in isolation of a national, ethnic, racial or religious group; as well as the definition of the responsibilities of superiors and subordinates,as indicated in article 28 of the Rome Statute. The imprescriptibility of these offences was confirmed.
In addition to the Constitution, which recognized andguaranteed the inviolability and imprescriptibility of human rights, Gabon had a legal framework and action plans to cover all universally recognized fundamental rights.
On the other hand, the imprescriptibility of acts of torture(art. 5 of the Constitution) was a commendable feature and a rule duly applied in practice, as could be gathered from paragraph 10 of the report which stated that in two cases of torture, which qualified in principle for statutory limitation, the Supreme Court had handed down judgements declaring acts of torture to be imprescriptible, thereby allowing the judges and courts to act subsequently in accordance with the same criteria.
In addition, to ensure that the crimes of torture, genocide and forced disappearance do not go unpunished,the Criminal Code establishes the imprescriptibility of criminal action and of the penalties resulting from the commission of such crimes, provided that their commission was initiated after the entry into force of the Code.
With regard to the final report on the question of the impunity of perpetrators of human rights violations(economic, social and cultural rights)(E/CN.4/Sub.2/1997/8), CETIM and MRAP endorsed the Special Rapporteur's recommendations, particularly those contained in paragraph 142, subparagraph(b), which stated that violations of economic, social andcultural rights could be declared international crimes that were consequently subject to the principles of universal jurisdiction and imprescriptibility.
In the light of article 5of the Constitution and article 102 of the Criminal Code relating to the imprescriptibility of the crime of torture, and bearing in mind recent judicial decisions under which the statute of limitations was deemed applicable to proceedings involving torture, please clarify whether, in practice, the crime of torture may be regarded as imprescriptible.
Several legal measures, including ratification of ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, had been taken in order to promote respect for the indigenous heritage of Peru,to safeguard the imprescriptibility of the right to ownership of land, and to prevent the destruction or appropriation of real property in indigenous communities.
The Act, inter alia, classifies as an offence enforced disappearance, which is deemed to be a continuing offence as long as the fate or whereabouts of the victim remains unknown;it establishes the imprescriptibility of the offence and its punishment; and it stipulates that no one may invoke superior orders or exceptional circumstances to justify the commission of such an offence.