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Title Human rights protection and ius puniendi : perspectives from Central East Europe and Latin American countries / Lukasz Czarnecki, editor
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 148 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series European Union and its neighbours in a globalized world, 2524-8936 ; volume 11
European Union and its neighbours in a globalized world ; 11. 2524-8936
Contents Human rights in the context of post-conviction preventive detention in Poland -- Execution of a prison sentence. International standards - the local perspective -- Rehabilitation vs. Retribution/Repression: An Introduction to Systemic Contradictions in the Czech Penitentiary System -- Restorative vs punitive approach. Eight fundamental principles of juvenile delinquency prevention -- Human rights in Chilean prisons: advances, setbacks and challenges for prison reform -- Crisis of the penitentiary system in Peru in light of the fight against drugs -- Prisons in Argentina and challenges of human rights -- Penitentiary system and community justice in Mexico
Summary "This book examines human rights and penitentiary law in Central Eastern European and Latin American countries from a comparative perspective. How are penitentiary systems and human rights currently being transformed in both regions?.The book compares Central Eastern European countries with Latin American countries, shedding new light on similarities and differences alike. The main themes of this book are the analysis of penitentiary systems in different countries and a general analysis of criminal and criminological issues. The respective chapters examine how penitentiary laws are changing within different contexts and regulatory regimes. The book seeks to cross boundaries to understand new divisions, fragmentations, and forms of authoritarianism in today's world, more specifically in Poland, North Macedonia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Mexico"--Publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 19, 2023)
Subject Prisoners -- Civil rights -- Europe, Eastern
Prisoners -- Civil rights -- Balkan Peninsula
Prisoners -- Civil rights -- Latin America
Correctional institutions -- Law and legislation -- Europe, Eastern
Correctional institutions -- Law and legislation -- Balkan Peninsula
Correctional institutions -- Law and legislation -- Latin America
Prisons -- Law and legislation -- Europe, Eastern
Prisons -- Law and legislation -- Balkan Peninsula
Prisons -- Law and legislation -- Latin America
Form Electronic book
Author Czarnecki, Łukasz, 1980- editor.
ISBN 9783031412530
3031412532