Einde inhoudsopgave
International Covenant on civil and political rights
Article 8 [Verbod slavernij en dwangarbeid]
Geldend
Geldend vanaf 23-03-1976
- Bronpublicatie:
16-12-1966, Trb. 1969, 99 (uitgifte: 16-07-1969, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Inwerkingtreding
23-03-1976
- Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:
16-12-1978, Trb. 1978, 177 (uitgifte: 01-01-1978, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
- Vakgebied(en)
Internationaal publiekrecht / Mensenrechten
Internationaal publiekrecht / Verdragenrecht
Strafprocesrecht / Algemeen
1.
No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited.
2.
No one shall be held in servitude.
3
(a)
No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour;
(b)
Paragraph 3 (a) shall not be held to preclude, in countries where imprisonment with hard labour may be imposed as a punishment for a crime, the performance of hard labour in pursuance of a sentence to such punishment by a competent court;
(c)
For the purpose of this paragraph the term ‘forced or compulsory labour’ shall not include:
- (i)
Any work or service, not referred to in sub-paragraph (b), normally required of a person who is under detention in consequence of a lawful order of a court, or of a person during conditional release from such detention;
- (ii)
Any service of a military character and, in countries where conscientious objection is recognized, any national service required by law of conscientious objectors;
- (iii)
Any service exacted in cases of emergency or calamity threatening the life of well-being of the community;
- (iv)
Any work or service which forms part of normal civil obligations.