Life imprisonment in Japan: the existing legal system and alternative sanctions for the death penalty

The Japanese Penal Code provides life imprisonment with or without work (Mukikei) as the second most severe punishment, with the death penalty being the most severe. Persons sentenced to life imprisonment in Japan may be paroled once they have served 10 years in prison and evince signs of reformatio...

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Main Author: Ono, Teppei (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Life Imprisonment in Asia
Year: 2023, Pages: 197-223
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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