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Author | : Anita Mackay |
Publisher | : ANU Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2020-11-11 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1760464015 |
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Imprisoned people have always been vulnerable and in need of human rights protections. The slow but steady growth in the protection of imprisoned people’s rights over recent decades in Australia has mostly come from incremental change to prison legislation and common law principles. A radical influence is about to disrupt this slow change. Australian prisons and other closed environments will soon be subject to international inspections by the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). This is because the Australian Government ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) in December 2017. Australia’s international human rights law obligations as they apply to prisons are complex and stem from multiple Treaties. This book distils these obligations into five prerequisites for compliance, consistent with the preventive focus of the OPCAT. They are: reduce reliance on imprisonment align domestic legislation with Australia’s international human rights law obligations shift the focus of imprisonment to the goal of rehabilitation and restoration support prison staff to treat imprisoned people in a human rights–consistent manner ensure decent physical conditions in all prisons. Attention to each of these five areas will help all levels of Australian government and prison managers take the steps required to move towards compliance. Human-rights led prison reform is necessary both to improve the lives of imprisoned people and for Australia to achieve compliance with the international human rights legal obligations to which it has voluntarily committed itself.
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Imprisoned people have always been vulnerable and in need of human rights protections. The slow but steady growth in the protection of imprisoned people's rights over recent decades in Australia has mostly come from incremental change to prison legislation and common law principles. A radical influence is about to disrupt this slow change. Australian prisons and other closed environments will soon be subject to international inspections by the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT). This is because the Australian Government ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) in December 2017. Australia's international human rights law obligations as they apply to prisons are complex and stem from multiple Treaties. This book distils these obligations into five prerequisites for compliance, consistent with the preventive focus of the OPCAT. They are: reduce reliance on imprisonment align domestic legislation with Australia's international human rights law obligations shift the focus of imprisonment to the goal of rehabilitation and restoration support prison staff to treat imprisoned people in a human rights-consistent manner ensure decent physical conditions in all prisons. Attention to each of these five areas will help all levels of Australian government and prison managers take the steps required to move towards compliance. Human-rights led prison reform is necessary both to improve the lives of imprisoned people and for Australia to achieve compliance with the international human rights legal obligations to which it has voluntarily committed itself.
Author | : Anita Margaret Mackay |
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Total Pages | : 688 |
Release | : 2014 |
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Download Prerequisites for Achieving International Human Rights Law Compliance in Australian Prisons Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Australia has numerous international human rights law obligations that apply to imprisonment. This thesis uses the Republican Theory of Criminal Justice to connect these requirements with the criminal justice system and formulates six prerequisites for achieving human rights compliance in Australian prisons. They are: 1. Minimal use of imprisonment in accordance with the principle of parsimony in the Republican Theory of Criminal Justice; 2. A human rights legal and regulatory framework because the human rights treaties require domestic incorporation of the rights contained therein; 3. Prioritising rehabilitation and restoration because Article 10(3) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ('ICCPR') requires the 'essential aim' of prison systems to be 'reformation and social rehabilitation'; 4. Staff duty to treat imprisoned people with respect in order to comply with the Article 10(1) ICCPR requirement that '[a]ll persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person'; 5. Decent physical conditions to avoid 'cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment' as prohibited by a number of treaties, and ensure humane treatment as required by Article 10(1) of the ICCRP; and 6. Independent external monitoring stemming from the international legal requirement for a comprehensive system for inspection of places of detention for the purposes of preventing 'torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment', particularly under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ('OPCAT').The thesis demonstrates that Australia fails to meet any of these prerequisites and, in each case, identifies a country that provides an example of compliance. In many cases the examples of best practice are from the Nordic region. However, the experience of Belgium and the United Kingdom is also relied upon. The use of examples allows the thesis to: (1) assess whether compliance with the particular prerequisite does, in reality, make a difference to prison operations; (2) demonstrate that the prerequisites identified are neither merely theoretical, nor unattainable in practice; and (3) identify specific practices Australia may draw on in seeking to achieve compliance with the prerequisites.This thesis focuses on proactive, rather than reactive mechanisms for protecting the rights of imprisoned people. Existing literature tends to examine case law concerning situations where States have violated their international human rights law obligations to imprisoned people. This thesis, however, starts from a more proactive stand-point. It evaluates what ought to be done to comply with international human rights law obligations, and identifies proactive steps that should be taken to prevent human rights violations from occurring.The thesis makes an original contribution to the understanding of the application of international human rights law in Australian prisons by formulating the prerequisites, identifying examples of best practice in relation to each, and highlighting specific strategies for reforming Australian prisons towards achieving compliance.The statistics, legislation, case law and government reports cited in this thesis are up to date as at 30 July 2014.
Author | : David Brown |
Publisher | : Federation Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781862874244 |
Download Prisoners as Citizens Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Gives voice to a diverse range of viewpoints on the debate on prisoners' rights, with contributions from prisoners, human rights activists, academics, criminal justice policy makers and practitioners.
Author | : ANITA. MACKAY |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-10-02 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9781032506074 |
Download A Children's Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Canvassing the socio-legal context for youth detention in Australia with a focus on international human rights law and legal frameworks within Australian states and territories, this book examines the recurring children's rights-violations of recent years, and puts forward strategies for reform. Providing a comprehensive national picture of juvenile detention legislation, policy and practices using a children's rights framework, this book is a detailed synthesis of investigatory reports, judicial decisions and inquiries by Royal Commissions, as well as parliamentary committee inquiries that establish an evidence base for assessing the compliance of youth detention with Australia's international and domestic human rights obligations. It also proposes nine pillars for reform to help Australia move towards children's rights compliance. A Children's Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia provides an invaluable resource for policy-makers, lawyers and criminologists, as well as for students of law and criminology.
Author | : Anita Mackay |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2024-09-16 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 104013503X |
Download A Children’s Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Canvassing the socio-legal context for youth detention in Australia with a focus on international human rights law and legal frameworks within Australian states and territories, this book examines the recurring children’s rights-violations of recent years, and puts forward strategies for reform. Providing a comprehensive national picture of juvenile detention legislation, policy and practices using a children’s rights framework, this book is a detailed synthesis of investigatory reports, judicial decisions and inquiries by both Royal Commissions and parliamentary committee inquiries that together establish an evidence base for assessing the compliance of youth detention with Australia’s international and domestic human rights obligations. It also proposes nine pillars for reform to help Australia move towards children’s rights compliance. A Children’s Rights Assessment of Juvenile Detention in Australia provides an invaluable resource for policy-makers, lawyers and criminologists, as well as for students of law and criminology.
Author | : Gordon Hawkins |
Publisher | : Australian Government Publishing Service |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Civil rights |
ISBN | : |
Download Prisoners' Rights Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Includes chapter on prisoners rights in Australia.
Author | : Bronwyn Glynis Naylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2014-09-30 |
Genre | : Alien detention centers |
ISBN | : 9781862879652 |
Download Human Rights in Closed Environments Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Edited from LaTrobe University"-- Title page.
Author | : Colin Russell Bevan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Correctional law |
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Download Minimum Standard Guidelines for Australian Prisons Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Minimum Standard Guidelines for Australian Prisons was based on the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and related recommendations and the Council of Europe Standard Minimum Rules, and modified to accommodate trends in correctional thinking in Australia in the 1970s. Their purpose was to set standards for the conduct of prisons in Australia.
Author | : Peter Norden |
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Release | : 2019-06 |
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ISBN | : 9780646803166 |
Download Solitary Confinement in Australian Prisons Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Solitary confinement was the norm in Australian prisons during the 19th century. In recent decades its use is expanding, justified by prison administrators as in the best interests of prison management. This publication assesses the use of solitary confinement in the Victorian prisons system today. The widespread use of isolation is examined in the light of relevant Victorian case law and recent international human rights treaties.