Death in state custody : obligations to prevent premature death of detainees and to investigate deaths of detainees pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights / Eveline Thoonen.

Apeldoorn ; Antwerpen : Maklu, [2017]

©2017

462 pages ; 24 cm

What is expected of state authorities with regard to the obligation to safeguard the life of detainees? What obligations do state authorities have in relation to the investigation into deaths that occur during deprivation of liberty by the state? This book addresses these questions regarding death in state custody in view of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular the right to life, the prohibition of torture and the right to respect for private life (including the right to self-determination). It also provides an analysis of whether the Dutch legal framework contains safeguards to meet the requirements that follow from the European Convention on Human Rights.

What is expected of state authorities with regard to the obligation to safeguard the life of detainees? What obligations do state authorities have in relation to the investigation into deaths that occur during deprivation of liberty by the state? This book addresses these questions regarding death in state custody in view of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular the right to life, the prohibition of torture and the right to respect for private life (including the right to self-determination). It also provides an analysis of whether the Dutch legal framework contains safeguards to meet the requirements that follow from the European Convention on Human Rights.

K5437 .T46 2017

English

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