权力与权利和谐的现实分析--从不受酷刑权的角度

不受酷刑权是犯罪嫌疑人的基本人权,如果得不到有效保障,根本谈不上建立以人为本的和谐社会.而侦查机关拥有强大权力,极易滥用侵害犯罪嫌疑人的不受酷刑权.法律必须赋予犯罪嫌疑人必要的程序性人权来抵御侦查权的侵犯,从而达到权力与权利的和谐.就目前我国不受酷刑权与侦查权冲突进行了分析,并基于我国现实,对我国保障公民不受酷刑的法律制度完善提出了建议.     

Inhuman and Degrading Punishment,Dignity, and the Limits of Retribution

The recent judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Vinter and others v United Kingdom provides a much needed clarification of the parameters of the prohibition on inhuman and degrading punishment under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as it applies to whole life orders of imprisonment under mandatory life sentences – essentially, life imprisonment without parole. The Grand Chamber's judgment refines Strasbourg doctrine on life imprisonment and the prospect of release and illuminates key principles concerning inhuman and degrading punishment under Article 3 of the ECHR. This article considers the judgment's profound significance in relation to both human rights and penology.