Taking life imprisonment seriously in national and international law /

This text tackles the complexity of life imprisonment - describing how various forms of it are imposed and implemented in the US, England and Wales and Germany, as well as in the international system of criminal justice. The book also examines the justifications for its use.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Van Zyl Smit, Dirk
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law International, ©2002.
Subjects:
Life imprisonment.
Réclusion à perpétuité.
LAW > Criminal Law > Sentencing.
Life imprisonment
Rechtsvergleich
Internationales Strafrecht
Lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe
Levenslange gevangenisstraf.
Penitentiair recht.
Großbritannien
Deutschland
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; CHAPTER 1
  • STUDYING LIFE IMPRISONMENT; CHAPTER 2
  • THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CHAPTER 3
  • ENGLAND AND WALES; CHAPTER 4
  • GERMANY; CHAPTER 5
  • INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CHAPTER 6
  • TAKING LIFE IMPRISONMENT SERIOUSLY?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; TABLE OF CASES; INDEX.

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