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Imprisonment of the elderly and death in custody : the right to review / Aleksandr Khechumyan

Author
Khechumyan, Aleksandr
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
Physical Description
xx, 188 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
Human rights limits on continued imprisonment -- Extending the right review elderly and seriously ill prisoners -- Substantive and procedural elements of review of continued imprisonment of elderly and seriously ill prisoners -- Compliance with substantive an procedural requirements of the right to review under Article 3 ECHR: the case of the elderly and seriously ill prisoners.
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 prisoner's 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"
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ISBN
9781138554832 hardcover
1138554839 hardcover
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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