Taking life imprisonment seriously in national and international law : In National and International Law.

Life imprisonment is a complex and drastic penal sanction. It gives the State the power to curtail the liberty of offenders for the rest of their lives. In many jurisdictions life imprisonment is the ultimate sanction for the most serious crimes. It is frequently touted as an alternative to the deat...

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Main Author: Van Zyl Smit, D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL, 2002.
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