Introduction; 1. The definition of torture under international law; 2. The definition of other ill-treatment under international law; 3. The status and jurisdiction of the prohibitions under international law; 4. National legislation on torture; 5. The relationship between the prohibitions of torture and other ill-treatment and other human rights; 6. The protection of detainees in peacetime; 7. The prohibition of torture and ill-treatment in armed forces and armed groups; 8.

The regulation of extra-custodial use of force by the police; 9. The duty to investigate and prosecute torture and ill-treatment in peacetime; 10. The prohibitions of torture and other ill-treatment in armed conflict under international humanitarian law; 11. Torture and other ill-treatment and the death penalty; 12. Torture and ill-treatment as international crimes; 13. Torture and the rule of non-refoulement; 14. Global, regional, and local action against torture; 15. State responsibility and remedies and reparations for the survivors of torture and ill-treatment.