The adaptation of Spanish penitentiary regulations to the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Publication title: The adaptation of Spanish penitentiary regulations to the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Editorial: CERMI

Author/s: Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare

Year of publication: 2019

Subject: Public administration

Support: Digital

Summary:

“This report aims to contribute to the urgent task of adapting Spanish penitentiary regulations to the mandates of the Convention. To this end, the basic dimensions of the regulatory framework of the Convention that affect the penitentiary field will be presented first and the main modifications that the incorporation of said framework requires to be introduced in the General Organic Penitentiary Law and in the Penitentiary Regulations will then be raised, taking into account also the Spanish regulations on disability.”

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