Canadian Prisoners’ Right to a Fair and Impartial Disciplinary Proceedings

Critical review of the Disciplinary Correctional Law in Canada shows its fragmentation between a variety of sources. The latter defines and punishes the disciplinary offences according to a particular procedure. The disciplinary court is headed by either the warden for minor offences or an external professional called independent president for all serious offences. According to the Canadian legal precedents, an inmate prosecuted before these two instances has restricted constitutional rights set out in the Canadian Charter of Freedom and Human Rights .