# The Extradition (Torture) Order 1991, Paragraph 2


No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1702/schedule/1/part/I/crossheading/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/extradition-torture-order-1991/schedule-1/part-I/crossheading-2/paragraph-2
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