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Combating toture in Europe - The work and standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture
This book provides a clear and comprehensive insight into the valuable work carried out by one of the Council's highly influential yet - of necessity given the confidentiality rule which applies to it - rather self-effacing, non-judicial mechanism. Since its inception in 1989, specialist members of the committee (doctors, lawyers, etc.) have visited places of detention, prisons and psychiatric hospitals throughout Europe to monitor the living conditions (hygiene, provision of food and drink, health care, etc.) of those being detained. Following these visits the committee publishes reports suggesting improvements and laying down standards.
Of interest to all those who actively wish to prevent torture and ill-treatment, in particular NGO workers, legal practitioners, officials (police officers, penal administrators, immigration personnel, psychiatric hospital directors, etc.) and human rights campaigners, this publication will provide a fascinating insight into a relatively secret institution, as well as an up-to-date account of the standards which have been developed. The authors, Rod Morgan and Malcolm Evans, Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of International Law at Bristol University (UK) respectively, are leading experts in this field. CONTENTS Preface Glossary PART I: THE CONVENTION FRAMEWORK Introduction Chapter 1: The Convention and the Committee Introduction, The states parties, The human resources, The working methodology, Relationships with other bodies and sets of standards Chapter 2: CPT visits Preparing for visits, Making visits, eporting on visits, Following up visits, Conclusion PART II: THE CPT'S STANDARDS Introduction Chapter 3: Torture and inhuman and degrading treatment: using the language Torture and other forms of deliberate ill-treatment, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Use of the key terms - conclusions, The response of the CPT to findings of physical and/or psychological ill-treatment in custody Chapter 4: Categories of detainees Suspects and other persons detained temporarily: Notification of custody, Access to a lawye, Access to a docto, Information on rights, Other procedural safeguards,. Conditions of detention Immigration detainees Pre-trial detainees Chapter 5: Regarding prisoners generally Living accommodation and crowding, Hygiene, Lighting, heating, ventilation and cell facilities, Food and drink, Regimes, Controls and restraints, Prisoners' contact with the outside world, privacy and confidentiality, Staffing, Medical care, Accountability mechanisms Chapter 6: Particular categories of prisoners Prisoners subject to disciplinary or high security measures, Women prisoners, Juveniles and young prisoners, Vulnerable prisoners with medical and psychiatric conditions Chapter 7: Patients detained in psychiatric hospitals General policy considerations, Committal, review and discharge procedures, Staffing, Living conditions, Treatments, consent and regimes, Restraint and seclusion, Accountability and complaints PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS Introduction Chapter 8: Conclusion: present dilemmas and future directions Assessing the impact of the CPT, The place of the CPT in the human rights world, The CPT's standards, The role of the CPT in relation to practical assistance for custodial authorities, The CPT's modus operandi APPENDICES Tables, Texts, References
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Of interest to all those who actively wish to prevent torture and ill-treatment, in particular NGO workers, legal practitioners, officials (police officers, penal administrators, immigration personnel, psychiatric hospital directors, etc.) and human rights campaigners, this publication will provide a fascinating insight into a relatively secret institution, as well as an up-to-date account of the standards which have been developed. The authors, Rod Morgan and Malcolm Evans, Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of International Law at Bristol University (UK) respectively, are leading experts in this field. CONTENTS Preface Glossary PART I: THE CONVENTION FRAMEWORK Introduction Chapter 1: The Convention and the Committee Introduction, The states parties, The human resources, The working methodology, Relationships with other bodies and sets of standards Chapter 2: CPT visits Preparing for visits, Making visits, eporting on visits, Following up visits, Conclusion PART II: THE CPT'S STANDARDS Introduction Chapter 3: Torture and inhuman and degrading treatment: using the language Torture and other forms of deliberate ill-treatment, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Use of the key terms - conclusions, The response of the CPT to findings of physical and/or psychological ill-treatment in custody Chapter 4: Categories of detainees Suspects and other persons detained temporarily: Notification of custody, Access to a lawye, Access to a docto, Information on rights, Other procedural safeguards,. Conditions of detention Immigration detainees Pre-trial detainees Chapter 5: Regarding prisoners generally Living accommodation and crowding, Hygiene, Lighting, heating, ventilation and cell facilities, Food and drink, Regimes, Controls and restraints, Prisoners' contact with the outside world, privacy and confidentiality, Staffing, Medical care, Accountability mechanisms Chapter 6: Particular categories of prisoners Prisoners subject to disciplinary or high security measures, Women prisoners, Juveniles and young prisoners, Vulnerable prisoners with medical and psychiatric conditions Chapter 7: Patients detained in psychiatric hospitals General policy considerations, Committal, review and discharge procedures, Staffing, Living conditions, Treatments, consent and regimes, Restraint and seclusion, Accountability and complaints PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS Introduction Chapter 8: Conclusion: present dilemmas and future directions Assessing the impact of the CPT, The place of the CPT in the human rights world, The CPT's standards, The role of the CPT in relation to practical assistance for custodial authorities, The CPT's modus operandi APPENDICES Tables, Texts, References
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