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This collection considers human rights and incarceration in relation to the liberal-democratic states of Australia, New Zealand and the UK. It presents original case-study material on groups that are disproportionately affected by incarceration, including indigenous populations, children, women, those with disabilities, and refugees or 'non-citizens'. The book considers how and why human rights are eroded, but also how they can be built and sustained through social, creative, cultural, legal, political and personal acts. It establishes the need for pragmatic reforms as well as the abolition of incarceration. Contributors consider what has, or might, work to secure rights for incarcerated populations, and they critically analyse human rights in their legal, socio-cultural, economic and political contexts. In covering this ground, the book presents a re-invigorated vision of human rights in relation to incarceration. After all, human rights are not static principles; they have to be developed, fought over and engaged with.Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-139783319953984
eBay Product ID (ePID)28046689302
Product Key Features
Number of Pages311 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHuman Rights and Incarceration: Critical Explorations
Publication Year2018
TypeTextbook
AuthorElizabeth Stanley
Subject AreaCivil Service, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law
SeriesPalgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Weight555 g
Additional Product Features
EditorElizabeth Stanley
Country/Region of ManufactureSwitzerland