obtained under duress are not valid

They had to sign the agreement under duress.

The reforms, even if initially implemented under duress, represent the strongest grounds for optimism.

Failure to observe the rules specifying that statements obtained under duress are not valid

The author further testified that the investigating officer had forced him to sign a confession statement under duress.

Statements given under torture or extreme duress have allegedly also been used in the proceedings against the accused.

Similarly, all actions and declarations made under duress are null and void, especially with regard to property and land ownership.

The extortion of testimony by mental torture was also an offence under German Criminal Law and confessions obtained under duress could not be used before a court.

If a marriage was contracted under duress or with the use of violence, the perpetrator was imprisoned for 3 to 10 years.

I wanted to try it in the most extreme situations to see if I could slow my heart rate down under duress.

There is a long dispute whether this treaty was legal or illegal due to its signing under duress, threat of force and bribes.

No, but he told me that anything I may have said last night... was said under duress and can't be used against me.

Countries borrowed from the IMF only under duress, when all else failed and when there was simply no other way to pay for essential imports.

All statements or commitments made under duress, particularly those relating to the relinquishment of rights to land or property, shall be treated as wholly null and void.

All statements or commitments made under duress, particularly those relating to the relinquishment of rights to land or property, shall be treated as wholly null and void.

If the cabin boy had agreed himself and not under duress as was added then it would be all right to take his life to save the rest.

The State party should proceed to the necessary amendments of its Criminal Procedure Code and prohibit the use of evidence obtained in violation of the law, including under duress.

He points out, however, that the statement of Mette Westgård was particularly damaging for the author and was allegedly made under duress, while she was held in solitary confinement.

204. Cases of failure to observe the rules specifying that statements obtained under duress are not valid are represented by complaints of extrajudicial confessions obtained through coercion (4.08 per cent).

How is the possibility that a government might be forced into radical fiscal consolidation an argument for taking that step immediately, under no duress and before the recovery is well established?

It was observed that those Rules provided that answers to questions must be obtained voluntarily and not under duress and therefore a more categorical statement of inadmissibility seemed to be necessary.

We cannot but view these developments as representing a blatant case of negotiation under duress and of enforcing peace without justice that may well lead to continuing violence, human suffering and a lack of security.

It is a blatant case of negotiations being conducted under duress and of a forced compromise between aggressors and their victims, which may well lead to renewed violence, greater insecurity and massive displacement of persons.

65. Several of the prisoners who had allegedly admitted to Croatian authorities committing very serious offences on a large scale modified these statements during the interviews, alleging that their original admissions had been extracted under duress.

(ii) That has been improperly issued or obtained through misrepresentation, corruption or duress or in any other unlawful manner or

But that is what the British government is doing now. How is the possibility that a government might be forced into radical fiscal consolidation an argument for taking that step immediately, under no duress and before the recovery is well established?

But, as a matter of national pride, the Chinese refuse to articulate an international commitment under duress, and Obama doesn t have much standing in pressing China to compromise, since the US Congress hasn t yet acted on cap and trade legislation.

In particular, the Committee observes that the author apos s allegation that he was repeatedly put under duress to sign a confession against himself, in contravention of article 14, paragraph 3 (g), has not been contested by the State party.

15.8 States shall not recognize as valid any housing, land and or property transaction, including any transfer that was made under duress, or which was otherwise coerced or forced, either directly or indirectly, or which was carried out contrary to international human rights standards.

11.3 As to the author apos s claim that he did not receive a fair trial, under article 14 of the Covenant, because of the presence in the jury of an allegedly biased person and the use of evidence against him which was allegedly obtained under duress, the Committee observes that these issues were not raised during the trial.

The report condemned the Palestinian organizations, which either ordered or did not put an end to the killings, but it was not indulgent either with the security authorities for recruiting Palestinians as spies, frequently under duress (also referred to in Al Tali apos ah, 13 January 1994).

281. In connection with article 15 of the Convention, the representative clarified that, if it was alleged that confessions had been obtained or could have been obtained under duress, the court was required to declare them inadmissible unless the prosecution was able to prove that that had not been the case.

Given the duress that we're feeling environmentally in these times, it is time for scientists to reach outward, and time for those outside of science to reach towards academia as well.

Now that, owing to the lack of serious action by the international community, the Bosnian Muslims have been forced into unbalanced negotiations under military and, unfortunately, diplomatic duress, it is imperative for the Assembly and the Security Council to take appropriate measures to guarantee the viability of the Government and Muslim people of Bosnia.

In the current case, however, the Committee takes the view that the instructions to the jury raise an issue under article 14 of the Covenant, as the defendant had managed to present prima facie evidence of being mistreated, and the Court did not alert the jury that that the prosecution must prove that the confession was made without duress.

According to him, his son's conviction was based on the testimonies of persons who had a particular interest in the outcome of the case his son's co accused Mr. Kitsaev (who allegedly received a lighter sentence) and Mr. Kayumov (who allegedly was obliged to testify under duress during the investigation, and who retracted his testimony later in court).

In the current case, however, it took the view that the instructions to the jury raised an issue under article 14 of the Covenant, as the defendant had managed to present prima facie evidence of being mistreated, and the court did not alert the jury that the prosecution had to prove that the confession was made without duress.

178. In connection with articles 10 and 11 of the Convention, the representative referred, in particular, to directives concerning the training of officials with a view to making them aware of the need to respect strictly article 136 (a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure providing that confessions obtained under duress could not be used before the court.

Alas, there is an added complication that makes today s shocks all the more vexing governments and central banks have exhausted the traditional ammunition upon which they have long relied during times of economic duress.

As I said, I respect other sports, and I compare this sport sometimes to cycling and to mountain climbing and other of the expedition type events, but this is a sensory deprivation, a physical duress.

As I said, I respect other sports, and I compare this sport sometimes to cycling and to mountain climbing and other of the expedition type events, but this is a sensory deprivation, a physical duress.

And it will now be insisted that we adopt a document that contains parts, which I will shortly enumerate, that will have serious consequences for the great majority of the nations that are Members of the Assembly. In the words of a well known Venezuelan politician, the Assembly will now almost certainly adopt that document under duress and while holding its nose.

Hundreds of records show that unjust monetary compensation was paid to displaced owners by reason of economic duress and unconscionable precondemnation actions by the federal Government from which it later profited through the decreased cost of the land.

In... under, under.

We're under fire. Yes, under fire!