Abstract. The Review Dossier examines the issue of short-term departure of convicts, in particular those sentenced to life imprisonment, outside correctional and educational colonies for the purpose of visiting seriously ill close relatives and/or being present at the burial of close relatives. The focus is on: the inviolability of personal and family life; the right to respect for the human dignity of convicts; decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, which address such a right and its content. Taking into account international standards, foreign experience of some states and best European practices, the provisions of the draft Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Article 111 of the Criminal and Executive Code of Ukraine in connection with the Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine dated December 20, 2023 No. 11-р(II)/2023” (No. 12127, dated October 16, 2024) were analyzed for its relevance and risks.

Key words: convicted, life imprisonment, respect for human dignity, inviolability of personal and family life, short-term departures, correctional and educational colonies, illness, death of relatives.

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12/2024

 

Abstract. The review dossier is devoted to the illegal imprisonment by the Russian Federation of citizens of Ukraine for political grounds and the response of the European Parliament and the institutions of the European Union to such imprisonment. Particular attention is paid to the possible measures of EU influence on the prevention of illegal imprisonment of persons for political reasons by improving the content of the resolutions in order to improve their effectiveness. The normative and legal documents of the European Parliament regarding to the response of the imprisonment of persons in the Russian Federation for political grounds were analyzed.

Key words: European Union, European Parliament, resolution, illegal imprisonment, political motives.

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11/2023