Imprisonment of the Elderly and Death in Custody - Khechumyan, Aleksandr
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This book explores whether the right to review of continued imprisonment of whole life prisoners under Article 3 of the ECHR could be applicable to other categories. In particular, it examines the situation for prisoners whose life expectancy due to age or a fatal illness is less than the time they need to serve before they can be released automatically or on a discretionary basis, as well as those who do not suffer from a short term fatal illness, but are still seriously physically ill. The book assesses the compatibility of the statutory power of compassionate release in English law with the…mehr

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This book explores whether the right to review of continued imprisonment of whole life prisoners under Article 3 of the ECHR could be applicable to other categories. In particular, it examines the situation for prisoners whose life expectancy due to age or a fatal illness is less than the time they need to serve before they can be released automatically or on a discretionary basis, as well as those who do not suffer from a short term fatal illness, but are still seriously physically ill. The book assesses the compatibility of the statutory power of compassionate release in English law with the Article 3 right to review of continued imprisonment in the above specified cases.
Autorenporträt
Aleksandr Khechumyan is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Germany. He holds an LL.M. degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, UK, and Dr.jur. degree from the University of Freiburg, Germany. Khechumyan has extensive practical experience working in both governmental and non-governmental sectors. He has published articles in such journals as European Human Rights Law Review, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, and International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.