Strip searches through the lens of the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment in European Human Rights Law

The prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment, within Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, has been relevant to a wide range of penal conditions and practices. Within its internationally leading body of case law, the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) has considered c...

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Main Author: Mavronicola, Natasa (Author)
Contributors: Webster, Elaine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Body Searches and Imprisonment
Year: 2023, Pages: 67-99
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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