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Article 11: Imprisonment for Inability to Fulfil a Contractual Obligation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

Paul M. Taylor
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, TC Beirne School of Law, Brisbane
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Article 11 is closely related to Article 8(2), which requires proscription against being held in ‘servitude’. That term comprises two practices of relevance: debt bondage, typically associated with feudal systems of slave labour, but also found in various contemporary forms of exploitation; and bonded labour, which still survives within the traditional practices of certain countries. Among the differences between Articles 8 and 11 is that Article 11 precludes imprisonment as a consequence of inability to fulfil a contractual obligation, whereas servitude within Article 8 typically concerns exploitation for commercial gain devoid of any contractual background.

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A Commentary on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee's Monitoring of ICCPR Rights
, pp. 319 - 324
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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