TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Advisory Council of Jurists............................................................................................ 1
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 2
Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5
Sources of International Law on Torture............................................................................... 6
List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................... 11
Part A – Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 14
General Recommendations and Observations..................................................................... 14
Minimum Interrogation Standards ...................................................................................... 20
Summary of Answers to Questions Posed by Reference .................................................... 24
Recommendations and Observations in Relation to Forum States...................................... 43
Part B - Commentary on Minimum Interrogation Standards ...................................... 53
Part C – Detailed Answers to Questions Posed by the Reference ................................. 67
Term of Reference (i) .......................................................................................................... 67
Term of Reference (ii) ....................................................................................................... 100
Term of Reference (iii) ...................................................................................................... 103
Term of Reference (iv) ...................................................................................................... 107
Term of Reference (v) ....................................................................................................... 119
Term of Reference (vi) ...................................................................................................... 122
Term of Reference (vii) ..................................................................................................... 132
Term of Reference (viii) .................................................................................................... 143
Term of Reference (ix) ...................................................................................................... 151
Term of Reference (x) ....................................................................................................... 160
Term of Reference (xi) ...................................................................................................... 169
Part D – Position in Forum States.................................................................................. 173
Afghanistan............................................................................................................ 173
Australia ................................................................................................................ 178
Fiji ......................................................................................................................... 188
India....................................................................................................................... 194
Indonesia ............................................................................................................... 200
Jordan.................................................................................................................... 208
Malaysia ................................................................................................................ 213
Mongolia................................................................................................................ 223
Nepal...................................................................................................................... 229
New Zealand .......................................................................................................... 237
Palestinian Territories........................................................................................... 248
Philippines............................................................................................................. 254
Republic of Korea.................................................................................................. 264
Sri Lanka ............................................................................................................... 271
Thailand................................................................................................................. 281
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