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Prisoners in Europe have frequently resorted to the European Commission and Court of Human Rights over the past 30 years. While many applications have been unsuccessful the Court has given a number of important decisions which have had a significant impact on prison law and policy, especially in the United Kingdom. After consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of applying a general human rights treaty to the prison environment the article moves on to examine the decisions of the Commission and Court in relation to a number of specific issues. These are prison conditions, communications with the outside world, prison discipline and release from prison. The article argues that this judicial involvement has been uneven, with the Strasbourg institutions showing a reluctance to intervene in relation to prison conditions or matters of internal administration. Overall while the decisions of the Commission and Court show an aversion to authoritarian approaches to prison management and a strong support for judicial supervision of what happens in prisons, the application of a human rights approach still seems to leave substantial discretion to the prison authorities regarding the underlying philosophy of punishment.

Mental disability has come of age as a subject of concern under the European Convention on Human Rights. This volume provides an account of where the law stands and speculation as to how it may develop. It also offers practical guidance to lawyers concerning the mechanics of representing people with mental disabilities

Examines whether the convention guarantees a right of access to environmental information which is held by public authorities or a duty of the state to obtain environmental information from individuals.