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Prisoners and the Law: Rethinking Prisoners' Rights and Implementation Challenges in Kenya's Justice System
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Abstract International Organizations such as the Council of Europe and the United Nations have developed several legal provisions on prisoners' rights. These liberal rules are intended to improve how various actors handle incarcerated offenders in the criminal justice system. Local legislations have similarl... mehr
International Organizations such as the Council of Europe and the United Nations have developed several legal provisions on prisoners' rights. These liberal rules are intended to improve how various actors handle incarcerated offenders in the criminal justice system. Local legislations have similarly been developed by various countries to protect and safeguard the right of prisoners. This review will examine various international legal provisions and the local statutory requirements available under the Kenyan justice system. In particular, the requirements of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (UNSMR) will be examined and compared to various local legal provisions in the Penal code and the Prisons Act (CAP 90 of the Laws of Kenya). Additionally, the examination will cover some of the challenges that hinder the effective implementation of local and international rules on prisoners' rights in the Kenyan context.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Häftling; Recht; Rechtsvorschrift; internationales Recht; UNO; Strafrecht; Diskriminierung; Rehabilitierung; Kenia; Ostafrika
Freie Schlagwörter
incarceration; penitence
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2020
Seitenangabe
S. 3001-3007
Zeitschriftentitel
Path of Science, 6 (2020) 8
ISSN
2413-9009
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)