Sentencing and human rights : the limits on punishment /

'Sentencing and Human Rights' develops a systematic account of the importance of human rights principles at sentencing stage. It examines how principles of legality, proportionality, equality, and judicial responsibility may be expected to limit sentencing practices and suggests that the c...

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Main Author:	Summers, Sarah J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Sentences (Criminal procedure) Human rights. Proportionality in law. Punishment. Sentences (Procédure pénale) Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Proportionnalité (Droit) LAW. Sentencing. International. Punishment Proportionality in law Human rights Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law. Law. Electronic books.
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Summary:	'Sentencing and Human Rights' develops a systematic account of the importance of human rights principles at sentencing stage. It examines how principles of legality, proportionality, equality, and judicial responsibility may be expected to limit sentencing practices and suggests that the concept of state punishment needs to be reconsidered.
Item Description:	This edition also issued in print: 2022. "This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191966682 0191966681 9780192697608 0192697609 0192697617 9780192697615