Life Imprisonment : A Global Human Rights Analysis /
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 right...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2019]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780674989139 9783110606621 |
Acceso: | restricted access |