Life Imprisonment and Human Rights

Name: Life Imprisonment and Human Rights
Author: D. van Zyl Smit

Specificaties

Gebonden, 544 blz. | Engels

Hart Publishing | 1e druk, 2016

ISBN13: 9781509902200

Rubricering

Hoofdrubriek : Mens en maatschappij

Juridisch : Europees-internationaal recht

Jongbloed : Mensenrechten - internationaal

Hart Publishing 1e druk, 2016 9781509902200

Onderdeel van serie Onati International Series in Law and Society

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Samenvatting

In many jurisdictions today, life imprisonment is the most severe penalty that can be imposed. Despite this, it is a relatively under-researched form of punishment and no meaningful attempt has been made to understand its full human rights implications. This important collection fills that gap by addressing these two key questions: what is life imprisonment and what human rights are relevant to it? These questions are explored from the perspective of a range of jurisdictions, in essays that draw on both empirical and doctrinal research.

Under the editorship of two leading scholars in the field, this innovative and important work will be a landmark publication in the field of penal studies and human rights.