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The Rights of Prisoners in Spanish Constitutional Jurisprudence
The Rights of Prisoners in Spanish Constitutional Jurisprudence

Author(s): Fernando Reviriego Picón
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Penology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Spanish constitutional court; rights of prisoners; right to life; right to privacy;freedom of expression;

Summary/Abstract: his article analyzes the doctrine of the Spanish constitutional court on the rights of prisoners. In four decades, the constitutional court has issued a large number of judgments in this area, in matters related to the right to life, privacy, freedom of expression, education, judicial protection, secrecy of communications or the right to work of the prisoners. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons during 2020 and 2021 is also addressed.

  • Issue Year: 22/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 31-62
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: English