Prisoners' Rights : Principles and Practice
Susan. Easton
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (305 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Prisoners' Rights Principles and practice; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Abbreviations; 1 Prisoners' rights: from social death to citizenship; Introduction; The significance of prisoners' rights; Taking rights seriously; Terrorism and insecurity; Prisoners as citizens; Prisoners as non-citizens; Conclusions; 2 The historical development of prisoners' rights: rights versus discretion; Introduction; The prisoners' rights movement in the UK; Residual rights; Judicial review; Prisoners' rights litigation in the United States. - Prison conditions in the United StatesConclusions; 5 Procedural justice; Introduction; Sentence length; Challenging indeterminate sentences; Mandatory life sentences; Terrorist offences; Access to the courts; Disciplinary proceedings; The right to complain; Procedural justice in the Netherlands; Procedural due process challenges in the United States; Conclusions; 6 Contact with the outside world; Introduction; Interference with correspondence; Freedom of expression; The right to family life; Conclusions; 7 The right to equality; Introduction; The framework of equality law; Gender equality. - Sexual orientationTransgender prisoners; Age and disability discrimination; Black and minority ethnic prisoners; Religious minorities; Equality issues in the American prison system; Conclusions; 8 The prisoner as citizen: the right to vote; Introduction; The European Court of Human Rights judgment in Hirst v UK; The response to Hirst; Proposals for change; Justifications of felon disenfranchisement; The case for re-enfranchisement; Prisoner disenfranchisement in the United States; Conclusions; 9 Conclusion: making room for prisoners' rights; Introduction; Progressive developments. - The attack on human rightsConclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Prison Service Orders; Index. - The evolution of prisoners' rights in the NetherlandsConclusions; 3 The increasing importance of international human rights law and standards; Introduction; The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights; The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; The UN Convention against Torture; The European Prison Rules; The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture; The European Convention on Human Rights; Conclusions; 4 Prison conditions; Introduction; Deaths in custody; Torture; Inhuman and degrading treatment; Work, training and education; Prison conditions in the Netherlands. - Prisoners' Rights: Principles and Practice considers prisoners' rights from socio-legal and philosophical perspectives, and assesses the advantages and problems of a rights-based approach to imprisonment. At a time of record levels of imprisonment and projected future expansion of the prison population, this work is timely.The discussion in this book is not confined to a formal legal analysis, although it does include discussion of the developing jurisprudence on prisoners' rights. It offers a socio-legal rather than a purely black letter approach, and focuses on the experie
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| Emner | Prisoners - Legal status, laws, etc
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Law, General & Comparative Law, Politics & Government Vis mer... Social Sciences
Social Welfare & Social Work fangerett : (NoOU)UJUR1075 innsatte rettigheter fanger juss storbritannia |
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| ISBN | 9781843928089. - 9781843928096
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