Protecting Prisoners The Standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture in Context

by Morgan, Rod; Evans, Malcolm E.

• ISBN13: 9780198298212
• ISBN10: 0198298218
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Protecting Prisoners examines the most detailed and far-reaching set of custodial standards yet devised--those of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT)---and relates them to those of other European and United Nations bodies. The book also examines the reaction of selected Council of Europe member states---Belgium, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom---to the application of those standards in CPT reports.

Author Biography

Rod Morgan is Professor of Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

A Note on the Citation of CPT Documents	xv
Abbreviations	xvi
About the Contributors	xviii
PART I: THE CPT	1	(82)
The CPT: An Introduction	3	(28)
Malcolm D. Evans
Rod Morgan
CPT Standards: An Overview	31	(52)
Rod Morgan
Malcolm D. Evans
PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT	83	(96)
The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and the European Convention on Human Rights	85	(18)
Wolfgang Peukert
CPT Standards within the Context of the Council of Europe	103	(34)
Jim Murdoch
CPT and Other International Standards for the Prevention of Torture	137	(30)
Walter Suntinger
Amnesty International's 12-Point Programme for the Prevention of Torture: An Example of NGO Standard Setting	167	(12)
Eric Prokosch
PART III: THE NATIONAL CONTEXT	179	(94)
The Validity and Impact of CPT Standards with Regard to Belgium	181	(16)
Stephan Parmentier
The CPT in France	197	(10)
Roland Bank
A Critical Review of the CPT's Visit to Hungary	207	(14)
Agnes Kover
Inspection and Quality Control: The CPT in The Netherlands	221	(14)
Piet Van Reenan
The CPT and Turkey	235	(30)
Semih Gemalmaz
The CPT's Visits to the United Kingdom	265	(8)
Stephen Shaw
Appendix 1: Table of Signatures and Ratifications (as at 31 December 1998) of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	273	(2)
Appendix 2: List of Visits and of Resulting Reports and Responses, 1990--1998	275	(10)
A: In Alphabetical Order	275	(5)
B: In Date Order	280	(5)
Appendix 3: CPT Document Citation	285	(6)
A: Table of CPT Visit Reports and State Responses	285	(4)
B: CPT General Reports	289	(2)
Index	291