Rights of prisoners and role of higher judiciary in humanizing Indian prisons: a critique

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Autor principal: Swati Kumari Mawandiya
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contents Rights of prisoners and role of higher judiciary in humanizing Indian prisons: a critique Swati Kumari Mawandiya Neeraj Kumar Gupta Política Prisoners human rights higher Judiciary Supreme Court of India The prison has remained an ignored area for long time. The rights of the prisoners have also remained neglected for a very long time. Though there were various cases dealt by the India’s higher judiciary relating to rights of prisoners yet the same has remained obscured as the mainstream media does not cover the news related to prisoners’ rights until some celebrity is involved. In this paper, it is attempted to analyze the rights of the prisoners as recognized by the international law. The paper also analyses the role played by Indian higher judiciary in humanizing the prisons through various case laws in the context of the rights available to prisoners. This paper makes an analysis of the role of India’s Higher Judiciary in making the prisons a place where a prisoner can be treated and made fit to re-enter the society after release to lead an honest life. There have been many areas of challenges wherein the Courts have contributed to its improvement through its decisions and guidelines. 2023 artículo científico 1984-2503 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=337374579018 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/337374579018.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/movil 10.15175/1984-2503-202315106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3373 Passagens. Revista Internacional de História Política e Cultura Jurídica application/pdf Universidade Federal Fluminense Passagens. Revista Internacional de História Política e Cultura Jurídica (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.15
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spellingShingle Rights of prisoners and role of higher judiciary in humanizing Indian prisons: a critique
Swati Kumari Mawandiya
Política
Prisoners
human rights
higher Judiciary
Supreme Court of India
Rights of prisoners and role of higher judiciary in humanizing Indian prisons: a critique Swati Kumari Mawandiya Neeraj Kumar Gupta Política Prisoners human rights higher Judiciary Supreme Court of India The prison has remained an ignored area for long time. The rights of the prisoners have also remained neglected for a very long time. Though there were various cases dealt by the India’s higher judiciary relating to rights of prisoners yet the same has remained obscured as the mainstream media does not cover the news related to prisoners’ rights until some celebrity is involved. In this paper, it is attempted to analyze the rights of the prisoners as recognized by the international law. The paper also analyses the role played by Indian higher judiciary in humanizing the prisons through various case laws in the context of the rights available to prisoners. This paper makes an analysis of the role of India’s Higher Judiciary in making the prisons a place where a prisoner can be treated and made fit to re-enter the society after release to lead an honest life. There have been many areas of challenges wherein the Courts have contributed to its improvement through its decisions and guidelines. 2023 artículo científico 1984-2503 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=337374579018 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/337374579018.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/3373/337374579018/movil 10.15175/1984-2503-202315106 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3373 Passagens. Revista Internacional de História Política e Cultura Jurídica application/pdf Universidade Federal Fluminense Passagens. Revista Internacional de História Política e Cultura Jurídica (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.15
title Rights of prisoners and role of higher judiciary in humanizing Indian prisons: a critique
topic Política
Prisoners
human rights
higher Judiciary
Supreme Court of India
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