Human dignity and life imprisonment: The pope enters the debate

All Christians and men of good will are called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether legal or illegal, and in all its forms, but also in order to improve prison conditions, with respect for the human dignity of the people deprived of their freedom. And I link this t...

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Published in:	Human rights law review Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 369 - 376
Main Authors:	Almenara, M. A., van Zyl Smit, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-06-2015
Subjects:	CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE European Court of Human Rights Life imprisonment PRISONS EUROPE
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Summary:	All Christians and men of good will are called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether legal or illegal, and in all its forms, but also in order to improve prison conditions, with respect for the human dignity of the people deprived of their freedom. And I link this to life imprisonment. A short time ago the life sentence was removed from the Vatican's Criminal Code. A life sentence is just a death penalty in disguise.
Bibliography:	HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW, Vol. 15, No. 2, Jun 2015: 369-376 HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW, Vol. 15, No. 2, Jun 2015, 369-376 2020-05-10T02:30:15+10:00 Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:	1461-7781 1744-1021
DOI:	10.1093/hrlr/ngu042