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WiSe 16/17: Prison Regime and Human Rights

David Vig

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Course description

After the promising prison reforms of the 1990's, following 9/11 and the war on drugs/ terrorism an increasing number of actors question principles that were thought to be universally acknowledged, inter alia the prohibition of torture or the use of prison as a last resort. Currently there are 10.5 million people held in penal institutions worldwide, although different regions/countries use considerably different approaches in combatting crime as well as the use of imprisonment. This course aims to analyze contemporary debates around the use and effects of incarceration and prison life from a human rights perspective.

The course is divided into three parts. First, course participants will look at current global trends in the use of imprisonment with the aim to understand the roots and causes of different approaches of crime policy to the use of imprisonment. Secondly, the course will focus on prison life and imprisonment practices from a penological perspective. The course will provide a critical analysis of selected law enforcement practices from a human rights perspective (e.g. the use of torture and ill-treatment, the treatment of marginalized prisoners in places of detention, health care in custodial settings, etc.) as well as legal institutions that influence the reentry process (e.g. prisoners' right to vote, certificate of no criminal record, etc.). Thirdly, participants will have the opportunity to better understand the global and regional human rights mechanism aimed at prevention of and accountability for human rights violations in closed environments.

Course Registration

Please register via Campus Management.

Course Type and Contact Hours

Practical language exercise / 2 hrs per week

Exam

There will be a written final examination.

Frequency

The course will be given for the first time in the winter term 2016/17. close

15 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Wed, 16:00 - 18:00 15 Class schedule

Wed, 2016-10-26 16:00 - 18:00

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kirstin Drenkhahn