Over the past decades, human rights have gained an increasing significance in law, politics and society, at the national and the international level. According to Louis Henkin, human rights have become ???the paradigm of our time???, thereby displacing previous paradigms such as religion and socialism.
The criminal justice system has not been immune to the rise of human rights over time. Considerable attention is paid to the rules of due process for suspects and offenders, during criminal proceedings and in situations of detention. In recent years, the rights of victims...
Over the past decades, human rights have gained an increasing significance in law, politics and society, at the national and the international level. ...
