| Description |
1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Chapter Introduction / Aleksandr Khechumyan -- chapter 1 Human rights limits on continued imprisonment / Aleksandr Khechumyan -- chapter 2 Extending the right of review to elderly and seriously ill prisoners / Aleksandr Khechumyan -- chapter 3 Substantive and procedural elements of review of continued imprisonment of elderly and seriously ill prisoners / Aleksandr Khechumyan -- chapter 4 Compliance with substantive and procedural requirements of right to review under Article 3 ECHR: the case of the elderly and seriously ill / Aleksandr Khechumyan -- chapter Conclusion / Aleksandr Khechumyan |
| Summary |
"Over the past few decades, there has been a sharp increase in the number of elderly prisoners, and hence a rise in the number of prisoners dying in custody. In this book, Khechumyan questions whether respect for human dignity would justify releasing older and seriously ill prisoners. He also examines the normative justifications which could limit the administration of the imprisonment of the elderly and seriously ill. Khechumyan argues that factors such as a prisoners age and health could alter the balance between the legitimate goals of punishment, rendering the continued imprisonment grossly disproportionate. To address these issues, Articles 3 and 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights are extensively examined. This book is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the fields of Criminal Justice, Human Rights Law, and Gerontology."--Provided by publisher |
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Criminology.
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Human rights.
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Civil rights.
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Criminal law.
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Social medicine.
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Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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Punishment.
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Prisons.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Law -- Europe.
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Criminology
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Human Rights
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Prisons
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criminology.
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Civil rights
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Criminal law
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Criminology
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Human rights
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Law
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Prisons
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Punishment
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Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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Social medicine
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Europe
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315149196 |
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1315149192 |
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