Life Imprisonment: A Global Human Rights Analysis

by Dirk Van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton

Life imprisonment has replaced capital punishment as the most common sentence imposed for heinous crimes worldwide. As a consequence, it has become the leading issue in international criminal justice reform. In the first global survey of prisoners serving life terms, Dirk van Zyl Smit and Catherine Appleton argue for a human rights-based reappraisal of this exceptionally harsh punishment. The authors estimate that nearly half a million people face...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674980662
• ISBN13: 9780674980662
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"