scholarly journals LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND PAROLE IN SERBIA – (UN)INTENTIONALLY MISSED OPPORTUNITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Milica Kolaković-Bojović
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Public Campaign ◽  
Life Sentence ◽  
Missed Opportunity

Triggered by the cruel rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in July 2014, the public campaign was launched in order to change penal policy for a sexual violence committed against children in Serbia. Widely supported by general public, but strongly disputed by legal experts and professionals, amendments to the Criminal Code have been adopted in May 2019 introducing the life sentence without parole for the most serious crimes committed against children. This influenced the decision of the author to further explore how this public policy action fits to the relevant international standards, but also to the framework built based on the ECtHR interpretation of the Art. 3 of the ECHR in terms of the life prison. Aware of the current lack of public debate and the initiatives to improve relevant provisions of the Criminal Code, this paper shads a light on the gaps in human rights protection, especially in terms of the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners as the undetachable element of a purpose of punishing.

scholarly journals USLOVNI OTPUST KOD KAZNE DOŽIVOTNOG ZATVORA – KRITIČKO PREISPITIVANJE NOVIH NORMATIVNIH REŠENJA U SRPSKOM KRIVIČNOM ZAKONODAVSTVU –

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Zdravko Grujić
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Policy ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
Conditional Release ◽  
Social Reintegration ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Criminal Legislation

The amendments and supplements of the Criminal Code of 2019 introduced into Serbian criminal legislation a life imprisonment as the most severe sentence in the criminal sanctions system. These novelties confirm the continuity of a multi-year process of (inconsistent) changes in criminal legislation that tightens the legislature’s criminal policy, broadens the limits of criminal repression, supplements the purpose of punishment, narrows the possibility of mitigating the punishment, in other words, continues to expand the retributive concept of punishing. The introduction of the life imprisonment required the amendments of several other provisions of the Criminal Code, including those relating to the purpose of punishment, impossibility of conditional release of persons sentenced to this life imprisonment, as well as the duration limit on conditional release. In most states where it forms part of the sentence system the possibility of (early, or) conditional release of prisoners is provided. It is indisputable that there are also rare exceptions to this rule. However, the paradigm of human rights protection, in particular the protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty, as well as the mechanisms for their protection (e.g. the jurisprudence of the ECHR), indicate that the possibility of conditional release of persons sentenced to life imprisonment in national legislations already represents an “established standard”. From a penological point of view, the implementation of treatment and treating of the prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and the idea of their resocialization and social reintegration, is directly correlated with the possibility of their conditional release. Therefore, prescribing the possibility of conditional release of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment, as visible to them “a path to release”, is a necessary prerequisite for the execution of the sentence.

La desaparición forzada de los normalistas de Ayotzinapa. Una tragedia para reflexionar desde la óptica del sistema interamericano de protección de los derechos humanos

2018 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Pietro Sferrazza Taibi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Rural Teachers ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Mexican State ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Precautionary Measures

ResumenLa desaparición forzada de los estudiantes normalistas ocurrida en septiembre de 2014 en las cercanías de la localidad mexicana de Ayotzinapa es una tragedia que, además de captar la atención de la prensa internacional, ha activado el funcionamiento de algunos mecanismos del sistema interamericano de protección de los derechos humanos. Este trabajo pretende analizar de qué manera la creación del Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes (GIEI) puede incidir en la determinación de la responsabilidad internacional del Estado Mexicano por el incumplimiento de los estándares internacionales interamericanos sobre prevención, investigación y sanción de la desaparición forzada. En aquel sentido, este trabajo se dividirá en tres secciones. En la primera de ellas se describirán brevemente los hechos, a fin de demarcar el contexto fáctico a partir del cual se reflexionará. La segunda sección hará referencia a la creación del GIEI en el marco de las medidas cautelares adoptadas por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Comisión IDH) en este caso. En la tercera y última sección, se valorará si las obligaciones generales de respeto y garantía han sido vulneradas en este caso, centrando el foco de atención en los deberes específcos de prevención e investigación.Palabras clave: Ayotzinapa; Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes; Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos; desaparición forzada.ResumoO desaparecimento forçado de estudantes normalistas acontecida em setembro de 2014 perto da cidade mexicana de Ayotzinapa é uma tragédia que, além de capturar a atenção da imprensa internacional, permitiu o funcionamento de determinados mecanismos do sistema interamericano de proteção dos direitos humanos. Este trabalho pretende analisar de que forma a criação do Grupo Interdisciplinar de Peritos Independentes (GIEI) podem afetar na determinação da responsabilidade internacional do Estado Mexicano pelo incumprimento dos padrões internacionais interamericanos sobre a prevenção, investigação e punição de desaparecimento forçado. Nesse sentido, este trabalho será dividido em três seções. No primeiro deles, os fatos serão brevemente descritos, a fm de demarcar o contexto factual a partir do qual será refletido. A segunda seção referirá a criação do GIEI no marco das medidas cautelaresadotadas pela Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (Comissão IDH) no presente caso. Na terceira e última seção, vai ser valorado se as obrigações gerais de respeito e garantia foram vulneradas neste caso, centrando o foco de atenção nos deveres específcos de prevenção e investigação.Palavras-chave: Ayotzinapa; Grupo Interdisciplinar de Peritos Independentes; Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos; desaparecimento forçado.AbstractThe forced disappearance of the students of the rural teachers’ college in September of 2014 in the surroundings of the Mexican town of Ayotzinapa is a tragedy that, besides capturing the attention of the international press, has activated the functioning of some mechanisms of the Inter-American Human Rights Protection System. This work aims to analyze in which ways the creation of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) can underscore the determination of the international responsibility of the Mexican State for the non-compliance of the Inter-American international standards on prevention, investigation and punishment of the enforced disappearance. In that sense, this paper will be divided in three sections. The frst one will briefly describe the facts, to demarcate the factual circumstances from which it will be reflected. The second section will address the creation of the GIEI within the framework of the precautionary measures adopted by the Inter-American Commissionof Human Rights (IACHR) in this matter. The third and last section will evaluate whether the general obligations to respect and ensure human rights have been violated in this case, focusing on the specifc duties of prevention and investigation.Keywords: Ayotzinapa, Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts, Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, forced disappearance.

Reconstruction of Life Imprisonment in Prison System in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 499
Author(s):  
Boma Wira Gumilar ◽  
Gunarto Gunarto ◽  
Akhmad Khisni
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Prison System ◽  
Penal System ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Life Imprisonment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Prison Life ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Types

The most important part in a Book of Criminal Law (Penal Code) is a prison, because the prison contains rules about the size and implementation of the criminal. The position of life imprisonment in the national criminal justice system is still considered relevant as a means of crime prevention, it can be seen from the number of offenses punishable with life imprisonment. However, life imprisonment is considered contrary to the penal system. This study aims to investigate the implementation of life imprisonment, weaknesses, and the solution in the future. The approach used in the study is a non-doctrinal legal research with socio-legal research types (Juridical Sociological).The results of research studies show that life imprisonment is contrary to prison system, and life imprisonment become an obstacle to fostering convicts back into society. Bill Criminal Code of September 2019 can be used as a solution to life imprisonment change in the future. Presented advice, in order to be disseminated to the application of the criminal purpose of the Criminal Code of Prison adopted in the future, so that the public and experts no longer make the criminal as a form of retaliation.Keywords: Reconstruction; Crime; Prison; Life Imprisonment; System; Corrections.

The Global Ruling of Local Crisis Intervention: An Institutional Ethnography of Anti-Violence Work in Kyrgyzstan

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122098593
Author(s):  
Elena Kim
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Institutional Ethnography ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Women Clients ◽  
International Treaty ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Standards Of Practice

This article analyzes contradictory practices carried out in Kyrgyzstani crisis centers for victims of gender violence resulting in women-clients failing to obtain the protection they seek. These problematic dynamics are shaped by a global apparatus on women’s human rights protection and international standards of practice. Crisis center professionals perform the final activation of this ruling apparatus through textual work driven not by the women’s needs but by the goal of bringing local actions into accord with the “legal framework” organized and expressed by the national anti-violence law and the government’s need to report on it to international treaty bodies.

The European Convention on Human Rights and International Public Order

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 237-270
Author(s):  
Alexander Orakhelashvili
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
European Public ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Law ◽  
Definition Of

It is commonly assumed that the European Convention on Human Rights, being a treaty of specific nature, embodies elements of European public order. However, there seems to be no authoritative or generally accepted definition of the public order of Europe, of its essential components, and of its relationship with the notion of international public order. This article will examine these questions. In pursuing this goal, the law-enforcement resources accumulated within the European system of human rights protection will be examined in the context of interaction between the public order of Europe as part of the law of the European Convention, and international public order as part of general international law.

scholarly journals LEGISLATIVE GUARANTEES FOR CORRUPTION WHISTLEBLOWER`S PROTECTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Samofalov О. L. ◽  
◽  
Rusevich K. О. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Corruption Prevention

The article is devoted to the coverage of legislative guarantees for the whistleblowers`s protection in order to improve and develop national legislation regarding corruption prevention. Combatting corruption is an urgent issue for Ukraine today, as one of the reasons for the ineffective work of the state apparatus is corruption, the essence of which is that civil servants performancing their duties are endowed with public authority, which in combination with the unscrupulous performance of their official duties, leads to the fact that they have personal interests, which differ in content and direction from the primary tasks of the civil service as a whole. Corruption whistleblowers are a key factor in detecting corruption, and therefore they must be protected by guarantees at the legislative level. A legislative guarantees research of the whistleblowers` protection proves that such real protection can only be guaranteed by a separate special law that will create an effective mechanism for disseminating socially necessary information and will clearly prescribe legislative guarantees. The information disclosure of harm or threat to public interests is one of the most effective means of detecting and combating corruption and also serious economic offenses. In order to make the most of the benefits of disclosing information to the harm or threat to the public interest, there must be laws in the country that will provide whistleblowers with legislative guarantees not only for themselves, but also for their relatives. The main way to improve the legislative guarantees for the whistleblowers` protection is a promising draft act “On the protection of whistleblowers”. The adoption of the Law “On the protection of whistleblowers” will ensure the creation of a new effective system for preventing corruption on the basis of international standards, which will help in reducing the corruption level in the country, and thus – economic development and welfare. At the same time, it is promising to expand and clarify the regulations of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which guarantee the protection of whistleblowers. Key words: corruption, anti-corruption, evidence, corruption whistleblowers, protection of whistleblowers.

scholarly journals Editorial Foreword

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Silviu-Marian Miloiu
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
History Of ◽  
Romanian Academy ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Editorial Foreword

The current volume (8, issue 2 of 2016) of Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice / The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies (RRSBN) publishes mostly the papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Baltic and Nordic Studies in Romania, Good governance in Romania and the Nordic and Baltic countries, hosted by the Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies and Nicolae Iorga Institute of History of the Romanian Academy, București, 24-25 November, 2016, with the support of the embassies of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway, the Consulate of Latvia to Bucharest and sponsored by Niro Investment Group. The meeting focused on good governance in Romania and the Nordic and Baltic countries as seen from a variety of angles and from the perspective of various disciplines, institutions and practices related to accountability, transparency, the rule of law, responsibility, equity, inclusiveness, participation, efficiency, human rights protection, tangible, intangible and natural heritage conservation, etc. The conference tackled concepts, issues and good practices in terms of good governance, accountability, welfare, efficiency, gender equality in the public and private sectors in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Romania as well as the institutions called upon to fight against corruption in these countries. Historical examples of good versus bad governance were also brought forth.

scholarly journals Evaluating Competing “Democratic” Discourses: The Impact on Human Rights Protection in Southeast Asia

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Gomez ◽  
Robin Ramcharan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Human Rights Regime ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
The Impact

This paper evaluates the impact of competing “democratic” discourses on human rights protection in Southeast Asia. The authors identify three key discourses emanating from a set of national governmental policies, advocacy positions promoted by both global and local civil society and international standards and procedures adopted by members of inter-governmental organisations. These discourses, the authors argue, are collectively shaping the emerging ASEAN inter-governmental human rights regime. The political impact of these competing “democratic” discourses and their complex interactions bring a cultural dimension to regional human rights. The authors argue that observers seeking to understand the emergence of norms, the establishment of institutions and their capacity to collectively protect regional human rights, need to understand these competing discourses.

Can Trade Liberalization Enhance Freedom of Expression? A WTO Perspective on Censorship

2012 ◽  
pp. 461-474
Author(s):  
Angelica Bonfanti
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
The Public ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
The One

Pursuant to their WTO commitments, Member States shall liberalize trade in goods, services and intellectual property rights, without any exceptions apart from those expressly provided by the covered agreements. Among them is the public morals exception. This paper aims to assess whether the implementation of the WTO commitments may have the effect of removing the filters imposed by some States through censorship, and whether the liberalization of international trade may contextually function as a means for enhancing freedom of expression. In so doing the paper examines how the public morals exception should be interpreted when censorship measures, on the one hand, and human rights protection, on the other, are at stake.

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