登入選單
返回Google圖書搜尋
The Treatment of Prisoners
J. L. Murdoch
其他書名
European Standards
出版Council of Europe, 2006-01-01
主題Law / JurisprudencePolitical Science / Essays
ISBN92871592709789287159274
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PlQPGaL8cI4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBookSAMPLE
註釋At the start of the 21st century, some two million Europeans were detained against their will in prisons, police stations, mental health institutions or other detention centres. It is generally recognised that protection against the arbitrary deprivation of liberty and the prevention of ill-treatment reflect the extent to which states respect human rights and human dignity, when these can be jeopardised by demands for security and efficiency. This book describes the European system for the protection of people deprived of their liberty and how this has evolved over the past fifty years. It discusses the different initiatives taken by the Council of Europe in this area, of which the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment are the most significant.