Pratt v A-G for Jamaica
Pratt v A-G for Jamaica is a 1993 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Jamaica to execute a prisoner who had been on death row for 14 years. The JCPC held that because the Constitution of Jamaica prohibits "inhuman or degrading punishment", excessive delays cannot occur between sentencing and execution of the punishment. In cases of such excessive delay, the death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment.
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Pratt v A-G for Jamaica
Pratt v A-G for Jamaica is a 1993 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Jamaica to execute a prisoner who had been on death row for 14 years. The JCPC held that because the Constitution of Jamaica prohibits "inhuman or degrading punishment", excessive delays cannot occur between sentencing and execution of the punishment. In cases of such excessive delay, the death sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment.
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[1993] UKPC 1, [1994] 2 AC 1
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1993-11-02
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Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan, Ap ...... herine's, Jamaica, Respondents
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Capital punishment; inhuman or degrading punishment
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Pratt v A-G for Jamaica is a 1 ...... commuted to life imprisonment.
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