Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment? - Benefit Sanctions in the UK (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

The book subjects the largely hidden phenomenon of benefit sanctions in the UK to sustained examination and critique. It comprises twelve chapters dealing with the terms 'cruel', 'inhuman' and 'degrading' that are used as a benchmark for assessing benefit sanctions; benefit sanctions as a matter of public concern; the historical development of benefit sanctions in the UK; changes in the scope and severity of benefit sanctions; conditionality and the changing relationship between the citizen and the state; the impact and effectiveness of benefit sanctions; benefit sanctions and administrative justice; the role of law in protecting the right to a social minimum; a comparison of benefit sanctions with court fines; benefit sanctions and the rule of law; and what, if anything, can be done about benefit sanctions. Each chapter ends with a paragraph that attempts to highlight the most salient points in that chapter, and the book ends with a short conclusion in which benefit sanctions are assessed against the chosen benchmark.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
Release date:	July 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Michael Adler
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	171
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-90355-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-90355-1
Barcode:	9783319903552

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