Penitentiary system of Federal Republic of Germany in modern conditions
The legal formalization of the penitentiary system of the FRG, the regulation of enforcement at the federal and regional levels are considered. Federal reform of the legislative initiative of lands led to the transfer of the competence to a regional level, as a consequence a number of issues of “uniform application” of legislation in the field of corrections appeared. Particular attention is paid to the execution of preventive detention after serving a major penalty, the relation of this type of punishment with the legal norms of the ECHR and the Basic Law of Germany.