The Punitive Cell. Solitary Confinement at the Intersection of Criminology, Law, and Human Rights
Solitary confinement – the isolation of a prisoner from meaningful human contact for twenty-two or more hours per day – remains one of
Isolation Behind Bars: ECtHR, CPT, and Academia Unite at Tübingen to Debate Solitary Confinement
On 8 May 2026, the Faculty of Law of Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen and the Endowed Professorship of Crime Prevention and Risk Management
International Seminar “Discussions Around the Use of Solitary Confinement in Prisons” (May 8, 2026, University of Tübingen)
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and the European Court of Human Rights in collaboration with the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
Castes, Forced Labour, and the Failure to Protect: Petrov v. Moldova – A Landmark Case on Informal Prisoner Hierarchies
1. The applicant alleges that he belonged to the lowest caste of “pariahs” in the informal hierarchy that, according to him, prevails in
Sklyarenko v. Ukraine: Justice Delayed and the Price of Political Ambitions
On 30 April 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in Sklyarenko v. Ukraine. The Fifth Section unanimously found a
The Pre-Trial Centre as an Invisible Source of Harm in the Model of Impersonal State Liability
There is a category of legal issues that are both well-known and systematically ignored. Compensation for non-pecuniary damage caused by unlawful criminal prosecution
CPT Publishes the Report on Its 2025 Visit to Ukraine
The CPT has published the report on its visit to Ukraine, carried out from 26 May to 6 June 2025, together with the
CPT Holds High-Level Talks in Azerbaijan
On 2 April 2026, high-level discussions took place examining the current state of relations between the CPT and the authorities of Azerbaijan, with