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Principles of European Prison Law and Policy - Penology and Human Rights (Paperback)
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Principles of European Prison Law and Policy - Penology and Human Rights (Paperback)
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In recent years European prison law and policy have emerged as a
force to be reckoned with. This book explores its development and
analyses the penological and human rights foundations on which it
is based. It examines the findings of the European Committee for
the Prevention of Torture, the recommendations of the Council of
Europe, and the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
From these sources it makes the general principles that underlie
European prison law and policy explicit, emphasising the principle
of using imprisonment as a last resort and the recognition of
prisoners' rights. The book then moves on to apply these principles
to conditions of imprisonment, regimes in prison, contacts between
prisoners and the outside world, and the maintenance of good order
in prisons. The final chapter of the book considers how European
prison law and policy could best be advanced in future. The authors
argue that the European Court of Human Rights should adopt a more
proactive approach to ensuring that imprisonment is used only as a
last resort, and that a more radical interpretation of the existing
provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights will allow it
to do so. It concludes that the growing cooperation on prison
matters within Europe bodes well for the increased recognition of
prisoners' rights across Europe. In spite of some countervailing
voices, Europe should increasingly be able to give an international
lead in a human rights approach to prison law and policy in the
same way it has done with the abolition of the death penalty.
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