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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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Life imprisonment has become a leading issue in international criminal justice reform.
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Life imprisonment has replaced the death penalty as the most common sentence for heinous crimes worldwide.
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The authors advocate a human rights–based reappraisal of life imprisonment as a harsh punishment.
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The work presents the first survey of its kind examining life imprisonment globally.
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life imprisonment
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human rights–based reappraisal of life imprisonment as a harsh punishment and its role in international criminal justice reform
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2019-02-07
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