Life imprisonment in South Korea: life imprisonment law and practice in the shadow of the death penalty

At the centre of the debate about abolishing the death penalty in South Korea is the issue of life imprisonment as an alternative punishment. Currently, South Korea does not impose life imprisonment in a literal sense. In the penal system of South Korea, imprisonment with or without labour for an in...

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Authors: Jeong, You-Jeong (Author) ; Niikura, Osamu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Life Imprisonment in Asia
Year: 2023, Pages: 279-301
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
indefinite detention
long-term imprisonment
Death Penalty
European Committee for the prevention of torture
Parole