Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira2014-08-042014-08-042014Mujuzi, J.D. (2014). 'Transferring sentenced persons (offenders) to the United Kingdom: highlighting some of the human rights issues courts have had to deal with'. State Practice & International Law Journal (SPILJ), 1(1): 73-96http://hdl.handle.net/10566/1149As at 30 September 2013 13 per cent of the prison population in England and Wales were foreign national offenders. Convicted UK nationals are also serving prison sentences in foreign jurisdictions. The UK government has taken measures such as the enactment of domestic legislation and the ratification of bilateral and multilateral agreements with other States for the specific purpose of facilitating the return of its citizens to serve their sentences at home. Many offenders have been transferred to the UK to serve their sentences. This article highlights and examines some of the human rights issues that have exercised UK courts in this endeavour.enCopyright Brunel University London. Publisher granted permission to reproduce the article as published.Prison sentencesUnited Kingdom CourtsHuman rights issuesArticle