TOWARDS RECONSTRUCTING THE MEANING OF INHUMAN TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT: A HUMAN CAPABILITY APPROACH

The prohibition on “inhuman treatment” constitutes one of the central tenets of modern international human rights law. However, in the absence of any legislative definition of the term "inhuman", its interpretation becomes challenging. The aim of this article is to critically analyze the...

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Main Author: SONIA BOULOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Jaén 2019-06-01
Series:Age of Human Rights Journal
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Online Access:https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/TAHRJ/article/view/4807/3830