Fighting Prison Overcrowding with Penal Populism – First Victim: the Rule of Law
<p>On March 7th, a new Hungarian law came into force, allegedly intended to stop the “abuse” of compensation claims due to inhuman conditions in prison (“abuse law”). Even if this turns out to be yet another populist gimmick, the new legislation has important ramifications for the rule of law...
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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| Online Access: | https://verfassungsblog.de/fighting-prison-overcrowding-with-penal-populism-first-victim-the-rule-of-law/ |