In this case, rule 108 of the rules of procedure is specifically intended to give meaning and scope to articles 3 and 22 of the Convention, which otherwise would only offer asylum-seekers invoking a serious risk of torture a purely relative, if not theoretical, form of protection.
禁止酷刑委员会1998年11月18日举行的第358次会议第一部分(公开)的简要记录(CAT/C/SR.358, 第29段)。