Life Imprisonment in International Criminal Tribunals and Selected African Jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda.

Description

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<p align="left">The study has three major aims: To give a detailed discussion of the question of punishment and the three major theories or objectives of punishment &ndash / retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation, from a philosophical point of view / To discuss the law and jurisprudence relating to life imprisonment in the international criminal tribunals of Nuremberg, Tokyo, the Former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, International Criminal Court and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). The emphasis will be on the theories of punishment these tribunals have stressed in sentencing offenders to life imprisonment / &nbsp / To discuss the history and major legal developments relating to life imprisonment in three African countries, viz, Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda. The study will also discuss: the offences that carry life imprisonment / the courts with jurisdiction to impose life imprisonment / legal representation for accused facing life imprisonment on conviction / the theories of punishment that courts have emphasised in sentencing offenders to life imprisonment / and the law and mechanisms governing the release of offenders sentenced to life imprisonment in the above three countries.</p>

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1. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7837_1268591893

Tags

law

Life imprisonment

South Africa

Uganda.

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:UWC_ETD:http%3A%2F%2Fetd.uwc.ac.za%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Detd%26action%3Dviewtitle%26id%3Dgen8Srv25Nme4_7837_1268591893
Date	January 2009
Creators	Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira.
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis and dissertation
Format	Pdf
Coverage	ZA
Rights	Copyright: University of the Western Cape