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Life imprisonment in Slovenia [PDF]
Crimen, 2019 In 2008, Slovenia introduced the punishment of life imprisonment. Since then it can be imposed for certain crimes against humanity and for the (at least two) crimes of intentional homicide. The proposal for introducing life imprisonment was founded on two arguments: the introduction of life imprisonment being necessary to harmonise Slovenian law with ...
Filipčič Katja
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THE LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN THE HUNGARIAN CRIMINAL LAW [PDF]
Strani pravni život, 2023 Among penalties, the imprisonment is imposed for a fixed duration or for a life term in Hungary. In many cases the duration of an imprisonment may be longer due to the fact that relative dangerous criminal offenses or special circumstances shall be punished differently. As a part of the imprisonment system, but above and on the top of the penalties the
Ferenc Dávid
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Life imprisonment: Life or 25 years, a law that requires interpretation, in Pakistan
Cogent Arts and Humanities, 2022 The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) transmits ten kinds of punishments among which the death sentence is certainly the most severe punishment, and the courts adopt stringent criteria in the assessment and appreciation of death sentence.
Nadia Khadam, Tabinda Shaheen
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The Paradox of Scottish Life Imprisonment [PDF]
European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 2020 More people are serving life sentences in Scotland as a proportion of the national population than in any other country in Europe. Yet , in many respects, Scotland claims to adopt a welfarist rather than a penal approach to criminal justice. This paper uses a wide range of data to explain the factors underpinning this paradox. It focuses on key aspects
Morrison, Katrina, Van Zyl Smit, Dirk
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How to make more humane life imprisonment ("lock up and throw away the key" concept): On the examples of Italy and the Netherlands [PDF]
Strani pravni život, 2022 The author criticizes the concept of whole life sentence from the aspect of the European standards of protection of the rights of persons deprived of their liberty.
Mrvić-Petrović Nataša V.
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KAZNA DOŽIVOTNOG ZATVORA U EVROPSKOM SISTEMU ZA ZAŠTITU LJUDSKIH PRAVA
Revija za kriminologiju i krivično pravo, 2021 Sentencing to life imprisonment is not in contrast with human rights issued in European Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Nezir Pivić, Lejla Zilić-Čurić
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Prison sentence in the 21st century [PDF]
Crimen (Beograd), 2022 In this study, we analyze the features of modern imprisonment. The author, first of all, starts by pointing out the trend of penal populism which imposes a series of negative consequences for the entire social system and then evaluates five main theses ...
Đurđević Milica
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DOŽIVOTNI ZATVOR I USLOVNI OTPUST U KRIVIČNOM PRAVU SRBIJE: NEKA PITANJA I DILEME
Revija za kriminologiju i krivično pravo, 2021 Life imprisonment was introduced to Serbian Criminal legislation with the amendments of Criminal Code from 2019. These amendments replaced the former penalty of imprisonment from 30 to 40 years.
Emir Ćorović
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FROM THE DEATH PENALTY TO THE “BAN” ON PAROLE [PDF]
Probacja, 2019 The perception and execution of imprisonment, but also the objectives of punishment itself, have undergone a huge evolution over the years. By comparing news and history, you can even speak of a revolution.
Aleksandra Leszczyńska
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Reform of Life Imprisonment in Lithuania
Teisė, 2023 This article discusses the 2019 reform of criminal laws, providing for the possibility of releasing persons sentenced to life imprisonment. The legislator, establishing the model of punishment substitution instead of parole, chose a sufficiently strict ...
Justas Namavičius
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