公民與政治權利國際公約在國內法上的適用
作者：尼可拉斯‧布雷克爵士（英格蘭與威爾斯高等法院法官 英國上訴法庭移民暨政治庇護庭庭長）
摘要：
本文分為五個部份。第一部份檢視《公民與政治權利國際公約》的基本特徵以及與其他人權規範的關係；第二部份則關注該公約及其他國際機制中有關禁止刑求及其他不人道及侮辱性待遇的規範；第三部份說明歐盟在適用死刑上的最低標準；第四部份檢視英國法院在死刑相關案件上所作的判決；第五部份舉出一些實例，說明人權的原則如何在英國國內落實。
關鍵字
公民與政治權利國際公約、國際人權法、不得克減的權利、生命權、禁止刑求、死刑、人權事務委員會、一般意見書、歐盟在死刑案件上的最低標準、英國法院
The Application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in National Law
Author：Sir Nicholas Blake (Judge of the High Court of England and Wales President of the UK Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber)
Abstract：
This paper is in five parts. Part 1 examines some general features of the ICCPR and its relations to other human rights norms. Part 2 looks at the prohibition of torture and inhuman and degrading treatment in the Covenant and related international instruments. Part 3 examines the EU Minimum Standards on the application of the Death Penalty.Part 4 examines decisions of UK courts relating to the death penalty.Part 5 gives some examples of how some of other human rights principles have been applied in the United Kingdom.
Keywords
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, international human rights law, a non-derogable right, the right to life, prohibition of torture, the death penalty, Human Rights Committee, general comments, the EU Minimum Standards on the Death Penalty, UK courts