" The United Nations, similarly, does not approve of torture, claiming in Article Five of their Human Rights declaration that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... " A third international statute, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, even classifies torture as a "crime against humanity," punishable by trial at the international court of The Hague. ... Lastly, it is important to note that torture need not create permanent damage to an individual. ...

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" The United Nations, similarly, does not approve of torture, claiming in Article Five of their Human Rights declaration that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.... " A third international statute, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, even classifies torture as a "crime against humanity," punishable by trial at the international court of The Hague. ... Lastly, it is important to note that torture need not create permanent damage to an individual. ...

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For instance, the International Bar Association defined the rule of law as "Independent, impartial judiciary, the presumption of innocence, the right to a fair and public trial without undue delay; a rational and proportionate approach to punishment; a strong and independent legal profession; strict confidential communications between lawyer and client; equality of all before the law; these are all fundamental principles of the rule of law"17. ... The Rome Statute also gives jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court (ICC)22 over war crime issues, genocide and crimes against hu...

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