Prison leave and access to justice: Some insight into Danish and German law in action
In this article, we use the example of prison leave to discuss prisoners’ access to justice. Based on a functional comparative analysis between Denmark and Germany, we study the law in action. In Germany, prisoners have a legally prescribed right of access to the courts in cases of denial of prison...
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| description | In this article, we use the example of prison leave to discuss prisoners’ access to justice. Based on a functional comparative analysis between Denmark and Germany, we study the law in action. In Germany, prisoners have a legally prescribed right of access to the courts in cases of denial of prison leave. However, in Denmark prisoners face more barriers when trying to access the court. In our analysis, we have compared Danish court cases with letters from German prisoners referring to their struggles with prison administrations and courts. The materials from both countries show more similarities than one would expect, given the significant differences between the substantive law in the two jurisdictions. While acknowledging the need for further empirical investigation, we introduce a concept we term “genuine justice”, with the aim of paving the way for other and more radical remedies supplementing the economic, legal and social measures already in place.
En este artículo, utilizamos el ejemplo de los permisos penitenciarios para analizar el acceso de los presos a la justicia. Basándonos en un análisis comparativo funcional entre Dinamarca y Alemania, estudiamos la ley en acción. En Alemania, los presos tienen un derecho legal de acceso a los tribunales en caso de denegación de permisos penitenciarios. Sin embargo, en Dinamarca, los presos se enfrentan a más barreras cuando intentan acceder a los tribunales. En nuestro análisis, hemos comparado casos judiciales de Dinamarca con cartas de presos alemanes en las que se refieren a sus luchas con las administraciones penitenciarias y los tribunales. Los materiales de ambos países muestran más similitudes de las que cabría esperar, dadas las importantes diferencias entre el derecho sustantivo de las dos jurisdicciones. Aunque reconocemos la necesidad de seguir investigando empíricamente, introducimos un concepto que denominamos “justicia auténtica”, con el objetivo de allanar el camino a otras soluciones más radicales que complementen las medidas económicas, jurídicas y sociales ya existentes.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0391903df6af4846961ae5516ba835812023-07-28T10:33:55ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712023-07-011341298132910.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-13552213Prison leave and access to justice: Some insight into Danish and German law in actionChristine Graebsch0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-1564Anette Storgaard1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5375-7830Fachhochschule DortmundAarhus UniversityIn this article, we use the example of prison leave to discuss prisoners’ access to justice. Based on a functional comparative analysis between Denmark and Germany, we study the law in action. In Germany, prisoners have a legally prescribed right of access to the courts in cases of denial of prison leave. However, in Denmark prisoners face more barriers when trying to access the court. In our analysis, we have compared Danish court cases with letters from German prisoners referring to their struggles with prison administrations and courts. The materials from both countries show more similarities than one would expect, given the significant differences between the substantive law in the two jurisdictions. While acknowledging the need for further empirical investigation, we introduce a concept we term “genuine justice”, with the aim of paving the way for other and more radical remedies supplementing the economic, legal and social measures already in place. En este artículo, utilizamos el ejemplo de los permisos penitenciarios para analizar el acceso de los presos a la justicia. Basándonos en un análisis comparativo funcional entre Dinamarca y Alemania, estudiamos la ley en acción. En Alemania, los presos tienen un derecho legal de acceso a los tribunales en caso de denegación de permisos penitenciarios. Sin embargo, en Dinamarca, los presos se enfrentan a más barreras cuando intentan acceder a los tribunales. En nuestro análisis, hemos comparado casos judiciales de Dinamarca con cartas de presos alemanes en las que se refieren a sus luchas con las administraciones penitenciarias y los tribunales. Los materiales de ambos países muestran más similitudes de las que cabría esperar, dadas las importantes diferencias entre el derecho sustantivo de las dos jurisdicciones. Aunque reconocemos la necesidad de seguir investigando empíricamente, introducimos un concepto que denominamos “justicia auténtica”, con el objetivo de allanar el camino a otras soluciones más radicales que complementen las medidas económicas, jurídicas y sociales ya existentes. Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1355https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1502access to justiceprison leavediscretionlaw in actioncomparative criminal justiceacceso a la justiciapermisos penitenciariosdiscrecionalidadderecho en acciónjusticia penal comparada |
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| title | Prison leave and access to justice: Some insight into Danish and German law in action |
| title_full | Prison leave and access to justice: Some insight into Danish and German law in action |
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| title_short | Prison leave and access to justice: Some insight into Danish and German law in action |
| title_sort | prison leave and access to justice some insight into danish and german law in action |
| topic | access to justice prison leave discretion law in action comparative criminal justice acceso a la justicia permisos penitenciarios discrecionalidad derecho en acción justicia penal comparada |
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