Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik

Equality before the criminal law and protection of persons with restricted personal liberty in the European states diverge. The European Court of Human Rights has been engaged in establishing and protecting standards and principles for fair pre-conviction proceedings. However, when it comes to sente...

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Main Author: Novaković Milica
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Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2019-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2019/0003-25651903216N.pdf
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description Equality before the criminal law and protection of persons with restricted personal liberty in the European states diverge. The European Court of Human Rights has been engaged in establishing and protecting standards and principles for fair pre-conviction proceedings. However, when it comes to sentencing, sex and gender equality, and non-discrimination in sentencing, the European Court faces its own limitations. It has established that there is no consensus in matters of (un)equal treatment of men and women in criminal sentencing in Europe, but has failed to address a more significant issue - is exemption of an entire sex justifiable and reasonable, even in the absence of the afore consensus at European level. This analysis attempts to answer the following questions that arose from this case: Does formal equality eliminate discrimination? When should formal equality yield to achieve genuine equality? Is gender equality attainable and how do we regulate it?
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Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
discrimination
formal and substantive equality
life imprisonment
margin of appreciation
sex and gender
title Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
title_full Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
title_fullStr Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
title_full_unstemmed Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
title_short Men in the age of (formal) equality: The curious case of Khamtokhu and Aksenchik
title_sort men in the age of formal equality the curious case of khamtokhu and aksenchik
topic discrimination
formal and substantive equality
life imprisonment
margin of appreciation
sex and gender
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2019/0003-25651903216N.pdf
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