Life Imprisonment and Human Rights

538 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Bloomsbury 3PL
• ISBN: 9781509902200
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.2016
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Herausgegeben von: Catherine Appleton, Dirk Van Zyl Smit