CRIM 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Criminal Negligence, Psychopathy, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series
7 Sep 2016
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Unit 5 - cruel a(cid:374)d u(cid:374)usual treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t or pu(cid:374)ish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Section 12: everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. Section 2(b) of the canadian bill of rights: no law of canada shall be construed or applied so as to . (b) impose or authorize the imposition of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment. The prohibition against cruel and unusual treatment or punishment is also found in numerous international human rights documents, including article 7 of the. International covenant on civil and political rights(1966): no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The conditions in the bc penitentiary for inmates in solitary confinement were found to be cruel and unusual. The court held that the regime served no positive penal purpose and was not in accord with public standards of decency and propriety. Mandatory minimum for drug offences: v. smith, [1987]
