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PRISONERS RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS

NCJ Number
28781
Journal
Rassegna di Studi Penitenziari Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1975) Pages: 3-24
Author(s)
G DIGENNARO
Date Published
1975
Length
22 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS, THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS, TO STANDARDIZE AND PROTECT PRISONERS' RIGHTS, WITH DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE OF THE RIGHTS TO BE GUARANTEED AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
Abstract
THE INTERNATIONAL PENAL AND PENITENTIARY COMMISSION LED THE WAY IN STUDYING THIS SUBJECT AND PROPOSING STANDARDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. THE FIRST PORTION OF ITS STUDIES WAS CONCLUDED IN 1929. --IN ITALIAN