Rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of convicts serving criminal sentences: legal restrictions and guarantees
The issues of ensuring the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of convicts in the Russian Federation are considered. The main rights and freedoms that are not subject to restriction are listed. At the same time, it is noted that deprivation of liberty entails the restriction and temporary suspension of a number of basic rights of the individual, which results from the purposes of punishment. The classification of rights and freedoms is described in accordance with the fundamental international legal documents. The problems of treatment with convicts raised at the UN congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders are analyzed in detail.