Life Imprisonment A Global Human Rights Analysis |
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| Author:
| Van Zyl Smit, Dirk
Appleton, Catherine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-98066-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2019 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.00 |
Book Description:
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Life imprisonment has replaced the death penalty as the most common sentence imposed for heinous crimes worldwide. Consequently, it has become the leading issue of international criminal justice reform. In the first survey of its kind, Dirk van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton argue for a human rights-based reappraisal of this harsh punishment.
Life imprisonment has replaced the death penalty as the most common sentence imposed for heinous crimes worldwide. Consequently, it has become the leading issue of international criminal justice reform. In the first survey of its kind, Dirk van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton argue for a human rights-based reappraisal of this harsh punishment.