CONJUGAL RIGHTS OF PRISONERS IN UGANDA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS: A critical analysis of the rights of prisoners to marry and found a family, in Uganda - Softcover

Nakalembe, Priscillah Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3838357752 ISBN 13: 9783838357751

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The book analyzes the Rights of prisoners upon incarceration. It is a critical analysis of the fact that once one is put behind bars there is a basic residium of rights upon which the state cannot encroach, and these include the right to marry and found a family. The book goes on to show that the state has a duty to provide for conjugal rights of prisoners so as to safeguard the marital rights of every prisoner as well the rights of the law abiding spouse and the children who are not incarcerated. Further the book examines the advantages that are deeply embedded in the provision of conjugal rights to prisoners such as prevention of rape, institutional homosexuality, and the spread of HIV and AIDS in prisons, the reduction of recidivism rates and safeguarding the dignity of prisoners and most importantly safeguarding the family which is the most important unit in society that cannot be over emphasized.

About this title

About the Author

Ann Priscilah Nakalembe is a Law school graduate, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda. She has keen interest in International Humanitarian Law and Human rights issues. She has done research in the field of Prisoners Rights, prison life and the effect that it has on families. She is currently awaiting admission for the Bar course.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3838357752
• ISBN 13: 9783838357751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96