The 'whole life order' : its genesis, the challenges it both poses and faces, and its uncertain future
The 'whole life order' was introduced in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 as the most severe penalty available to the judiciary in England and Wales. It is imposed on very few offenders: only those convicted of crimes of ‘exceptionally high seriousness’. Uniquely, on the grounds of retributio...
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King's College London (University of London)
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.733314 |