The Concept of Torture: Unique or Different Standard (From the International Law's Point of View)

Since the semantic field of the term “Torture” in the international law is taken into consideration, this research does not enter into the domain of the internal law; and approches only the views of international law.By examining the international documents and jurisprudence of the courts, this hypothesis is studied that despite of the presence of the prevailing standard about the appreciation of the meaning of “torture”, there are other standards adopted by international documents and jurisprudence of the courts.To examine this hypothesis, firstly, the prevailing standard is studied. According to this standard, “torture” is the official behaviour or punishment which brings about much pain or suffering and is used to result in special purposes such as collection of information or confession.