Prisoners' rights as recently interpreted by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe A comparative study with international human rights
In a number of recent cases the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has had occasion to consider certain aspects of prisoners' rights relating to the conditions of incarceration, under Section 15(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which guarantees protection against the infliction of torture or inhuman...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | African journal of international and comparative law |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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1992
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | In a number of recent cases the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has had occasion to consider certain aspects of prisoners' rights relating to the conditions of incarceration, under Section 15(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which guarantees protection against the infliction of torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or other such treatment. In S. v. Masitere (1991) the Court was primarily concerned with the issue of solitary confinement, while in Conjwayo v. The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Anor (1991) and Woods and Smith v. The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Anor (no. 1, 1991), the Court was concerned with access to sunshine and the open air, and the availability of effective exercise. The paper examines the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court in these cases in the light of international human rights law relating to the treatment of prisoners. It concludes that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has not only met the minimum standards set by international human rights law in relation to prisoners's rights, but has even gone further. (Documentatieblad/ASC Leiden) |
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| Beschreibung: | Lit.Hinw. |
| ISSN: | 0954-8890 |