Contrasting Prisoners' Rights A Comparative Examination of Germany and England [Hardcover]

This volume aims to provoke reflection on the English conception and treatment of prisoners' rights, through juxtaposition with the conception of prisoners' rights in Germany. First, the German and English understandings of prisoners' legal status are examined; secondly these understandings are placed against the background of broader social, political, and legal factors; and thirdly, the methodological problems of comparative law are addressed.

Introduction. Comparing Prisoners' Rights
1. Prisoners in a Rights Culture: the Case of Germany
2. Prison Reform in Germany: Reform Ideals and Political Compromises
3. The German Prison Act: Principles and Special Provisions
4. Penal Politics and Prison Law in England
5. Prisoners and the Parliamentary Constitution
6. The Jurisprudence of Prisoners' Rights in England
Conclusion

Liora Lazarusis Fellow and Tutor in Law at St. Anne's College, Oxford, and Lecturer in Law and Associate of the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Oxford.