Prisoners are a uniquely vulnerable social group and protecting them from oppressive states has given rise to a complex web of standards generated by a variety of international mechanisms and processes.
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. This dual perspective provides a critical insight into the degree to which the development of international human rights law is having a practical impact on the situation of prisoners.
Reviews
... provides a critical insight into the degree to which the development of international human rights law is having a practical impact on the situation of prisoners. * Organization Studies 22 April 2001 * Preventing Torture is an excellent series of papers ... expertly collected and interrelated, dealing with the specific problem of the mistreatment of prisoners and others held in detention. ... Not only a useful supplement to existing texts, but also an invaluable addition to the ongoing debate surrounding the mistreatment of all classes of prisoners. * Steve Foster, British Journal of Criminology * The two volumes represent the crowning achievement of a decade of exemplary practically-oriented scholarship by Professors Morgan and Evans... Protecting Prisoners is a well thought through and coherent volume. * Interights *
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 Internationals 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 CPTs 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 CPTs 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
Rod Morgan is Professor of Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Bristol.
