nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/ba318a18ec8fbb19 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250605s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/ba318a18ec8fbb19 doi eng 342 23 Budak, Rumeysa Author aut Behind Bars, Beyond Rights - The ECtHR’s Shift on Prisoners’ Rights Budak, Rumeysa Verfassungsblog 2025-06-05 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The European Court of Human Rights has quietly endorsed a troubling new practice: denying prisoners access to information based solely on format, not content. In Tergek v. Türkiye, the Court upheld a ban on photocopies and printouts, deferring to vague security concerns. Read alongside Yasak, the judgment signals a broader shift away from rigorous rights protection toward deference to state narratives. If this trend continues, the Convention's core promise — to make rights practical and effective — stands on increasingly shaky ground. CC BY-SA 4.0 ECtHR Prisoner's rights Turkey Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/behind-bars-beyond-rights/ raw object