001453411 000__ 06947cam\a2200589\a\4500 001453411 001__ 1453411 001453411 003__ OCoLC 001453411 005__ 20230314003349.0 001453411 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001453411 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001453411 008__ 221203s2023\\\\si\\\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 001453411 019__ $$a1352966906 001453411 020__ $$a9789811946646$$q(electronic bk.) 001453411 020__ $$a9811946647$$q(electronic bk.) 001453411 020__ $$z9811946639 001453411 020__ $$z9789811946639 001453411 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-981-19-4664-6$$2doi 001453411 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1352790263 001453411 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$cYDX$$dGW5XE$$dEBLCP$$dOCLCF$$dN$T 001453411 043__ $$aa------ 001453411 049__ $$aISEA 001453411 050_4 $$aHV8711 001453411 08204 $$a364.6095$$223 001453411 24500 $$aLife imprisonment in Asia/$$cDirk van Zyl Smit, Catherine Appleton, Giao Vucong, editors. 001453411 260__ $$aSingapore :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c2023. 001453411 300__ $$a1 online resource. 001453411 4901_ $$aPalgrave advances in criminology and criminal justice in Asia 001453411 5050_ $$aIntro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Asian Life Imprisonment in Worldwide Perspective -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Questioning Life Imprisonment in Asia -- 1.1.2 The Pioneering Conference -- 1.2 Life and Death -- 1.3 The Compexity of Life Imprisonment -- 1.3.1 Definition -- 1.3.2 Historical Roots -- 1.3.3 Statistics -- 1.3.4 Imposition and release -- 1.3.5 Life in Prison -- 1.4 Normative Standards -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Life Imprisonment in Australia: Restoring a Hope of Release and the Phuong Ngo Case 001453411 5058_ $$a2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Sentence of Life Imprisonment in Australian Jurisdictions -- 2.3 NSW Murder Case Study -- 2.3.1 Background -- 2.3.2 The murder of John Newman and subsequent court proceedings -- 2.3.3 Compliance with ICCPR -- 2.3.4 ECtHR Jurisprudence -- 2.3.5 The Royal prerogative of mercy and compliance with international obligations -- 2.3.6 Remedies -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Life Imprisonment in Bangladesh: Ensuring a Constructive Prison Experience for Life-Sentenced Prisoners -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Life Sentences in Bangladesh: The Legislative Landscape 001453411 5058_ $$a3.3 Facilities for Life-Sentenced Prisoners: The Law and the Grim Reality -- 3.3.1 Governing Laws and Policies -- 3.3.1.1 Constitutional Protection of Life-Sentenced Prisoners in Bangladesh -- 3.3.1.2 Legislative Protection of Life-Sentenced Prisoners in Bangladesh -- 3.3.1.3 Obligations of Bangladesh Under International Commitments -- 3.3.2 Reality of Life-Sentenced Prisoners in Bangladesh -- 3.4 Ensuring a Constructive Prison Experience for Life-Sentenced Prisoners -- 3.5 Concluding Observations -- References -- 4 Life Imprisonment in China -- 4.1 Introduction 001453411 5058_ $$a4.2 Legal Framework and Features of Life Imprisonment in China -- 4.2.1 Provisions for Life Imprisonment in the Criminal Law of the PRC -- 4.2.2 Key Features of Life Imprisonment in China -- 4.3 Release from Life Imprisonment in China -- 4.3.1 Commutation -- 4.3.2 Conditional Release (Parole) -- 4.3.2.1 Conditions of Conditional Release (Parole) -- 4.3.2.2 Parole Period and Revocation -- 4.3.3 Procedures for Commutation and Parole -- 4.3.3.1 Who Has the Authority to Grant Commutation and Parole? -- 4.3.3.2 Commutation Hearing and Parole Hearing -- 4.4 Gaps Between Chinese and International Norms 001453411 5058_ $$a4.5 Ways to Improve Life Imprisonment and Its Release Procedures in China -- 4.5.1 Restrict the Range of Crimes or Circumstances Where Life Imprisonment Is Applicable -- 4.5.2 Improve the Application Rate of Parole -- 4.5.3 Reform Release Procedures -- 4.5.4 Improve the Community Correction System -- References -- 5 Life Imprisonment in Hong Kong -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Life Imprisonment in Hong Kong-The Legal Framework -- 5.2.1 Crimes and Exemptions -- 5.2.2 Formal and Informal Life Sentences -- 5.2.3 Judicial Decision-Making -- 5.2.4 Options for Release 001453411 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001453411 520__ $$aLife imprisonment is the punishment most often imposed worldwide for what societies regard as the most serious offences. Yet, in Asia the phenomenon has never been studied systematically. Life Imprisonment in Asia fills this major gap. It brings together thirteen new essays on life imprisonment in key jurisdictions in the region. Each chapter consolidates what is known about the law and practice of life imprisonment in the jurisdiction and then explores aspects of the imposition or implementation of life sentences that the authors regard as particularly problematic. In some instances, the main issue is the imposition of life sentences by the courts and their relationship to the death penalty. In others, the focus is on the treatment of life sentenced prisoners. In many instances, the most prominent question is whether life sentenced prisoners should be released and, if so, according to what processes. In the overview chapter, the editors place the complex picture that emerges of life imprisonment in Asia in a global context and point to reforms urgently required to ensure that Asian life sentences meet international human rights standards. Life Imprisonment in Asia should be read by everyone who has an interest in just punishments for serious offences, not only in Asia, but throughout the world. It will be an invaluable tool for lawyers, criminologists, policy makers and penal reform advocates in the region and beyond. Dirk van Zyl Smit is Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Penal Law, University of Nottingham and Emeritus Professor of Criminology, University of Cape Town. Catherine Appleton is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research and Education in Security, Prisons and Forensic Psychiatry, St Olavs Hospital and at the Department of Mental Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Vucong Giao is Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law and Director of the Research Center for Human and Citizens Rights under School of Law, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-LS). 001453411 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001453411 650_0 $$aLife imprisonment$$zAsia. 001453411 650_0 $$aSentences (Criminal procedure)$$zAsia. 001453411 650_0 $$aParole$$zAsia. 001453411 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 001453411 7001_ $$aVan Zyl Smit, Dirk. 001453411 7001_ $$aAppleton, Catherine. 001453411 7001_ $$aVucong, Giao. 001453411 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9789811946646 001453411 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9811946639$$z9789811946639$$w(OCoLC)1330197384 001453411 77608 $$iPrint version:$$tLIFE IMPRISONMENT IN ASIA.$$d[S.l.] : PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, 2022$$z9811946639$$w(OCoLC)1330197384 001453411 830_0 $$aPalgrave advances in criminology and criminal justice in Asia. 001453411 852__ $$bebk 001453411 85640 $$3Springer Nature$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-19-4664-6$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 001453411 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1453411$$pGLOBAL_SET 001453411 980__ $$aBIB 001453411 980__ $$aEBOOK 001453411 982__ $$aEbook 001453411 983__ $$aOnline 001453411 994__ $$a92$$bISE