In this post, Dr Maureen Mapp discusses the place for the African value of dignity in a context of radical moral dissent
Category: Criminal Law and Justice
Penal Violence Against Women and the Punishment of Care Work Beyond Prison Walls
In this post, Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses penal violence in the context of care work provided to incarcerated people.
DOES CUSTODY VISITING CONTRIBUTE TO POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY? Blogpost updated December 2023
This is an updated version of Dr John Kendall’s post In this post relating to measures to safeguard detainees from harm and the relevant issues of accountability
Exploring Evidential Relevance in the Crown Court: Views from the Bar
In this post, Polly Hernandez discusses the relevance criteria applicable to evidence in criminal proceedings
DOES CUSTODY VISITING CONTRIBUTE TO POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY?
In this post, Dr John Kendall discusses measures to safeguard detainees from harm and the relevant issues of accountability
Transitional Justice and Distributive Justice in post conflict societies
In this post, Dr Felix Torres discusses the issues of transitional Justice and distributive Justice in post conflict societies
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia
This month’s Research Spotlight is on Silvana Tapia Tapia and her work on the paradoxes, contradictions, and limitations of centring criminal justice to address violence against women (VAW). Silvana uses an anti-carceral and decolonial lens to interrogate hegemonic legalities and punitive models of justice.
Extreme violence, prisons, and the prospects of anti-carceral human rights – Part 2
In this post Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses human rights issues arising in the context of extreme violence and prisons
Extreme violence, prisons, and the prospects of anti-carceral human rights – Part 1
In this post Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses human rights issues arising in the context of extreme violence and prisons
Addressing vulnerability in the witness box: Building resilience in criminal trials through special measures
In this post, Dr Samantha Fairclough discusses special measures to enable alternative ways of giving evidence in criminal proceedings