12. 委员会关切地注意到，1996年《与酷刑有关的赔偿法》第二条(a)款关于酷刑的定义、目前国内法中缺乏将酷刑定为犯罪行为的法律条款，而且《刑法》不符合《禁止酷刑公约》第1条中的定义(《公约》第1条和第4条)。缔约国应当通过国内法律，保证将施行酷刑的行――包括未遂、共谋和参与――规定为应按严重程度加以惩处的罪行，并考虑采取步骤修改 1996年《与酷刑有关的赔偿法》，使之符合《公约》中关于酷刑定义的所有内容。缔约国应当向委员会提供涉及到《公约》第 1 条所指的酷刑定义的国内判例资料。
12. The Committee notes with concern that the definition of torture in article 2 (a) of the Compensation Relating to Torture Act of 1996, the lack of a legal provision in current domestic law to make torture a criminal offence and the draft Criminal Code are not in line with the definition of article 1 of the Convention against Torture (articles 1 and 4 of the Convention). The State party should adopt domestic legislation which ensures that acts of torture, including the acts of attempt, complicity and participation, are criminal offences punishable in a manner proportionate to the gravity of the crimes committed, and consider steps to amend the Compensation Relating to Torture Act of 1996 to bring it into compliance with all the elements of the definition of torture provided in the Convention. The State party should provide information to the Committee on domestic jurisprudence referring to the definition of torture as per article 1 of the Convention.