NCJ Number
11322
Date Published
1971
Length
45 pages
Annotation
SELECTIONS FROM THE CASE LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ILLUSTRATING THE APPLICATION OF SOME OF THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS TO PRISONERS.
Abstract
COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOME OF ITS SPECIFIC ARTICLES, SUCH AS PROPERTY AND VOTING RIGHTS, WHICH AFFECT PRISONERS. DISCUSSION CENTERS ON MATTERS WHICH ARE THE COMMON SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT BY PRISONERS, BUT WHICH THE COMMISSION HAS DECIDED ARE OUTSIDE ITS JURISDICTION. AN EXAMINATION IS ALSO MADE OF COMPLAINTS UNDER DIFFERENT ARTICLES OF THE COMMISSION'S CONVENTION.