Cruel and unusual punishment : prisoners' rights in the 1990's

With the tenth anniversary of the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom fast approaching, this thesis is intended to evaluate the extent to which s.12 of that document has effectively impacted on prison litigation in Canada. An historical analysis of the prohibition against crue...

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Main Author: Bowman, John Ramsay
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42041