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Reyes v The Queen

[2002] UKPC 11; [2002] 2 AC 235; [2002] 2 WLR 1034

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from Belize)

Year2002

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A mandatory death sentence that precludes any judicial consideration of mitigation constitutes inhuman or degrading punishment and is unconstitutional.

Area of Law

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