Prisoners and the Law: Rethinking Prisoners’ Rights and Implementation Challenges in Kenya’s Justice System
| Autor: | Abel Bennett Holla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
penitence
Kenya Justiz incarceration discrimination rehabilitation Penal code UNO Context (language use) Judiciary Economic Justice Prisoners' rights legal provision Safeguard Sociology Statutory law Political science Rechtsvorschrift law international law lcsh:Science Kenia Ostafrika internationales Recht criminal law Häftling Diskriminierung East Africa prisoner Recht ddc:340 JEL Classification: K40 Law lcsh:Q Strafrecht Rehabilitierung Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Path of Science; Vol 6, No 8 (2020); 3001-3007 Traektoriâ Nauki; Vol 6, No 8 (2020); 3001-3007 Traektoriâ Nauki, Vol 6, Iss 8, Pp 3001-3007 (2020) Path of Science |
| ISSN: | 2413-9009 |
| DOI: | 10.22178/pos.61-3 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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