Human Rights and Drug Control - A New Perspective

This book uses a human rights perspective - developed philosophically, politically and legally - to change the way in which we think about drug control issues.

The prohibitionist approach towards tackling the 'drugs problem' is not working. The laws and mentality that see drugs as the problem and tries to fight them, makes the 'drugs problem' worse. While the law is the best-placed mechanism to regulate our actions in relation to particular drugs, this book argues against the stranglehold of the criminal law, and instead presents a human rights perspective to change the way we think about drug control issues. Part I develops a conceptual framework for human rights in the context of drug control - philosophically, politically and legally - and applies this to the domestic (UK) and international drug control system. Part II focuses on case law to illustrate both the potential and the limitations of successfully applying this unique perspective in practice. The conclusion points towards a bottom-up process for drug policy which is capable of reconfiguring the mentality of prohibition.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of human rights, criminal law, criminology, politics and socio-legal studies.

Table des matières

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Table of international instruments

Table of international documents

Table of national legislation and documents

Table of cases

Acknowledgements

Dedication

List of abbreviations



Introduction


Part I: Developing a human rights perspective

1. The origin and value of human rights and human drug use



2. Human rights and the drug policy binary



3. The legal architecture behind the human rights and drug control frameworks





Part II: Applying a human rights perspective




4. Health rights, autonomy rights and the drug control framework



5. Religious rights, related rights and the drug control framework

Conclusion


Bibliography

Index

A propos de l'auteur

Melissa L. Bone, Lecturer, Law, University of Leicester

Résumé

This book uses a human rights perspective – developed philosophically, politically and legally - to change the way in which we think about drug control issues.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Melissa Bone, Melissa L. Bone
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032087177
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3208717-7
• Pages: 242
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Human rights & civil liberties law, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Civil Rights, Social Law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Social law and Medical law