nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170120-181620 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 170119s2017||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20170120-181620 doi eng 342 23 Sitaropoulos, Nikolaos Author aut The Incompatibility of the Definition of Torture in Greece with International Law Sitaropoulos, Nikolaos Verfassungsblog 2017-01-19 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In Greek criminal law, torture is defined primarily as the “planned” (μεθοδευμένη) infliction by a state official on a person of severe physical, and other similar forms of, pain. Under the established Greek case law and doctrine in order for the infliction of pain to be considered as “planned” it must be repeated and have a certain duration. This definition raises serious issues of compatibility with international human rights law. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Art. 3 ECHR Convention against Torture European Convention of Human Rights Torture Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-incompatibility-of-the-definition-of-torture-in-greece-with-international-law/ raw object