Mentally disordered offenders and the European Court of Human Rights

Pauline M. Prior

Mentally disordered offenders and the European Court of Human Rights

Pauline M. Prior

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Abstract

This article presents the findings from a study of cases taken to the European Court of Human Rights by mentally disordered offenders. The issues raised include the problems raised by indeterminate sentences, the use of detention for preventive purposes, and debates about treatment. The countries represented are Belgium, Norway, Poland, the Netherlands, Russia and the United Kingdom.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	546-557
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Volume	30
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Nov 2007

Keywords

mentally disordered offenders
human rights
European Court of Human Rights

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Psychiatry and Mental health
Applied Psychology
Social Psychology
Law

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Mentally disordered offenders and the European Court of Human Rights

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