Is there really a right to rehabilitation? Introduction to a student publication project on the topic of „the right to rehabilitation” Cover Image

Czy rzeczywiście istnieje prawo do resocjalizacji? Wprowadzenie do studenckiego projektu publikacji dotyczących tematu „prawa do resocjalizacji”
Is there really a right to rehabilitation? Introduction to a student publication project on the topic of „the right to rehabilitation”

Author(s): Maria Niełaczna
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Criminology, Sociology of Law
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Kryminologiczne im. prof. Stanisława Batawii
Keywords: rehabilitation; human dignity; prison penalty; human rights;

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is an attempt to answer the question, „Do prisoners have a right to rehabilitation?” – a right behind which is a claim for specific services in the form of correctional programs or traditional methods, such as work and education. Second, it attempts to compare the terms rehabilitation and rehabilitation to clarify the similarities and differences. Thirdly, the article also explains that the answer to this question was sought by criminology students based on five scientific texts, namely: The Supreme Court and the Rehabilitative Ideal, Chad Flansers, Toward a Theory of Prisoners’ Rights, Richard L. Lippke, Rehabilitation as a Positive Obligation, Sonja Meijer, Why dignity matters: Dignity and the right (or not) to rehabilitation from international and national perspectives, Amanda Ploch, Do Criminal Offenders Have a Constitutional Right to Rehabilitation?, Edgardo Rotman and Inmate’s Right to Rehabilitation during Incarceration: A Critical Analysis of the United States Correctional System, Sheldon Seigafo. In formulating their response, the students identified the common core of this right – for they considered the right to rehabilitation as such – as personal dignity, respect of which gives rise to the state’s obligation to create a correctional offer for prisoners in order to regain their freedom and live a lawful life. Fourth, the article provides a brief analysis of each text.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 111-122
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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