Učinci pandemije bolesti COVID-19 na prava zatvorenika i zatvorski sustav

master's thesis

• Title (english): The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisoners' rights and the prison system
• Author: Marija Ćibarić
• Mentor: Elizabeta Ivičević Karas (mentor)
• Committee member: Elizabeta Ivičević Karas (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zlata Đurđević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zoran Burić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Criminal Procedural Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

U radu se analizira utjecaj bolesti COVID-19 na prava zatvorenika i zatvorski sustav. Na samom početku nudi se prikaz mjera prevencije koje su se donosile u Republici Hrvatskoj kao i u inozemstvu radi sprječavanja daljnjeg širenja bolesti COVID-19 u zatvorskom sustavu. Nakon toga se kroz izvješća pučke pravobraniteljice za 2020. i 2021. te odabrane odluke Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske analizira utjecaj izvanrednih mjera na prava zatvorenika u Hrvatskoj. S obzirom da su u to vrijeme brojna konvencijska prava zatvorenika bila ograničena ili derogirana, a da su države različito tumačile svoje obveze iz Konvencije zasebno poglavlje posvećeno je EKLJP u uvjetima pandemije. Posebna pozornost posvećuje se i mjeri istražnog zatvora u kontekstu pandemije posebice zbog izvanredne mjere održavanja ročišta na daljinu s obzirom da je takav postupak nerijetko dovodio do nepovoljnije odluke za okrivljenika. Prije samog zaključka pruža se kratki pregled zakonodavnog okvira i sustava nadzora nad izvanrednim mjerama. Uz to razmatra se i jesu li zatvorenici bili dovoljno informirani o mjerama koje su se donosile zbog pandemije, a koje su se često negativno odrazile na ostvarivanje njihovih prava. U zaključku se ocjenjuje reakcija države na ovu pandemiju i njezine učinke na zatvorenike i zatvorski sustav te se ističe ono što je, po mišljenju autorice, učinjeno dobro, a što treba poboljšati u nekim novim zdravstvenim krizama.

Abstract (english)

The paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rights of prisoners and the prison system. It begins by presenting preventive measures implemented in the Republic of Croatia, as well as internationally, to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 within the prison system. After that, the impact of extraordinary measures on the rights of prisoners in Croatia is analyzed through the reports of the Ombudsman for 2020 and 2021 and selected decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia. Since many of the prisoners' conventional rights were restricted or derogated during the pandemic, and states interpreted their obligations under the Convention differently, a separate chapter is dedicated to the European Convention on Human Rights in the context of the pandemic. Special attention is also given to the issue of pre-trial detention during the pandemic, particularly due to the extraordinary measure of holding remote hearings, as this procedure often led to less favorable decisions for the defendant. Before the conclusion, a brief overview of the legislative framework and the system of supervision over extraordinary measures is provided. In addition, it is also considered whether the prisoners were sufficiently informed about the measures that were adopted due to the pandemic, which often had a negative impact on the exercise of their rights. The conclusion evaluates the state's response to this pandemic and its effects on prisoners and the prison system, highlighting what, in the author's opinion, was done well and what needs improvement in future health crises.

• Keywords: zatvorenici; zatvorski sustav; pandemija; COVID; prava zatvorenika; video posjete; prenapučenost; izvješće pučke pravobraniteljice
• Keywords (english): prisoners; prison system; pandemic; COVID; prisoners' rights; video visits; overcrowding; Ombudswoman's report
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:045050
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni magistar/magistrica prava (sveučilišni magistar/magistrica prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-19 07:01:16