Human Rights and Criminal Justice

Protection of basic human rights today is the clearest answer to the question - are the humans in our societies essentially free? This is the line the governments and institutions must not cross; they should protect the values of their citizens from any invasion. This is a legal minefield because it is part of every area of law that you can imagine. As for the protection of fundamental rights, they are guaranteed,but there are still areas with a lot of discussions and the fact that police becomes more effective while limiting these rights in emergency and danger. They are always expressed in the constitution and laws, but operate as trumps on the will of the majority or sovereign.We will start our book with the question: What is freedom? For the simple reason we need to know this first so that we could determine all the aspects the state needs to protect for its citizens. We need to ensure the rule of law, individual rights and social justice. Principles of legality in crimes and punishments refer to the fact that an act is not considered a crime and deserves no punishment, until the legislator determines and announces the criminal title and its penalty. This important legal principle can become actual in international criminal law. Therefore we devote the second chapter to the Nullum crimen sine lege principle. Chapter 3 will approach a current issue with a lot of media coverage. Surveillance scandals from the past years definitely go under disrespecting human rights and need to be addressed in a book such as this. Nothing can’t be an excuse for unwarranted invasion of privacy of citizens. However, this book will deal with different aspects of the rights of prisoners also, their reintegration, medication, basic needs and rights. You can read more about how human rights values apply in the daily operations of prisons, police cells, forensic and disability facilities and immigration in Chapters 4, 5 and 6. While Chapter 7 is paying more attention to the fact that one in seven HIV-positive persons in the USA passes through a correctional facility annually in this country. When it comes to the drug abuse Chapter 8 is making one important statement: recovery needs to be in the first place....