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Pratt and Another v. Attorney-General for Jamaica and Another

Jamaica.  02 November 1993 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment — Death penalty — Murder — Prolonged delay between sentence and execution — “Death row” phenomenon — Section 17(2) of Jamaican Constitution, 1962 — Whether to be construed narrowly — Recourse of applicants to available appellate procedures — Whether reasonable — Failure of Jamaican system — Whether delay amounting to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment contrary to Section 17(1) of Jamaican Constitution, 1962 — The law of Jamaica

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1994

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