Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment?

Benefit Sanctions in the UK

Offers a critical analysis of benefit sanctions in the UK, situated within a broader context, and including a balanced look at the evidence for and against

Argues that their effectiveness is unproven, they cause unnecessary hardship, they are inconsistent with justice and they violate the rule of law
Uses benefit sanctions to throw light on issues like proportionality and the problems of punishment when it is imposed by administrators in bureaucratic settings rather than by the judiciary in the courts

Juli 2018, ca. 171 Seiten, Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies, Englisch
Springer EN
978-3-319-90355-2

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