Cruel and Unusual Treatment or Punishment?

University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 16, pp. 189-212, 1982

24 Pages Posted: 3 Sep 2011

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Michael Jackson

University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of Law

Date Written: 1982

Abstract

This article, written in 1982, provides an historical overview of the existing legislative and common law, then looks at changes in the law Introduced by Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Keywords: Canada, Constitutional law, Cruel and unusual punishment

Suggested Citation

Jackson, Michael, Cruel and Unusual Treatment or Punishment? (1982). University of British Columbia Law Review, Vol. 16, pp. 189-212, 1982, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1890922

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