IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 315, Level 3
Session information
Committee(s)
Human Rights Law Committee
(Lead)
Criminal Law Committee
Judges' Forum
Description
Despite the international prohibition on torture, coerced evidence obtained through torture and CIDT still appears in courtrooms around the world. This session will examine the science behind the exclusionary rule: the effects of torture on body and brain, and the inquiries that courts and lawyers should make when faced with potential coercive circumstances.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alka Pradhan | Military Commissions Defense Organization, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, Human Rights Law Committee |
Speakers
| Ching-Yu Huang | Keele University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
| Steven Kay KC | 9BR Chambers , London, England; Member, War Crimes Committee Advisory Board |
| Charles Morgan | University of Hew Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Ruth Ssekindi | Uganda Human Rights Commission, Kampala, Uganda |