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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Life Imprisonment in Asia
Year: 2023, Pages: 197-223 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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