- Title
- 'Indefinite, inhumane, inequitable': the principle of equal application of the law and the natural life sentence for murder: a reform agenda
- Creator
- Anderson, John L.
- Relation
- University of New South Wales Law Journal Vol. 29, Issue 3, p. 139 - 172
- Relation
- http://www.unswlawjournal.unsw.edu.au/lj2/issue.asp?id=29-3&fid=f12-2
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2006
- Description
- The indefinite nature of the sentence of life imprisonment is not only inhumane but the available evidence also demonstrates that an electric approach by the judiciary to the practical application of the natural life sentence results in inequitable distribution of this ultimate form of punishment. Hence, a new proposal is made for judicially reviewable 'life sentences', which, in the longer term would make the distribution of this indefinite form of punishment more equitable.
- Subject
- life imprisonment; sentencing; indeterminate sentences; criminal justice; murder trials
- Identifier
- uon:1010
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/26654
- Identifier
- ISSN:0313-0096
- Reviewed
- Hits: 3223
- Visitors: 3594
- Downloads: 3
Thumbnail | File | Description | Size | Format |
---|