Assertion: torture | /r/HasProperty | prohibited under international law
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text: Although torture is sanctioned by some states, it is prohibited under international law and the domestic laws of most countries.
text: Although historically torture was sanctioned by some states, torture in the 21st century is prohibited under international law and the domestic laws of most countries.
text: Under international law, torture is not only prohibited under such instruments as Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Torture Convention, but it has become recognised as ius cogens, a preemptory norm of international law that binds all states whether they have signed instruments such as the Torture Convention or not.((See eg Prosecutor v Furundzija  ICTY 3, 10 December 1998, paragraphs 147-157))