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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Life Imprisonment and Human Rights_2017 by Edited by Professor Dirk van Zyl Smit Edited by Dr Catherine Appleton
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 human rights implications. This important collection fills that gap by addressing these two key questions: namely 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 addition it offers a dual perspective drawing 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.