the sentence of the court ebook

The title of the story is misleading. There is no court, and no one is convicted, although the eminent specialist of Harley Street who essays the role of villain richly deserves to be. We meet some pretty charming people, as well as two extremely unpleasant people, and if the web of mystery is held together in places by a somewhat generous share of obtuseness on the part of the persons concerned it...

In the courtroom of Lord Malladene, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Richard Lebur stands accused of murdering his lover’s lover. Lebur is convinced to change his plea to guilty to avoid a death sentence. At the last minute, as he is being taken to jail, he shouts out that he is innocent. Seven years later, Martin Campbell Brockenhurst, Viscount and ex-policeman, with Scotland Yard, pursues the...

Kara dożywotniego pozbawienia wolności jest karą wyjątkową w odniesieniu zarówno do jej wymiaru, jak i reżimu wykonywania. Nakłada na system więzienny bezterminowy obowiązek oddziaływania – nie tylko zaspokajania podstawowych ludzkich potrzeb, lecz także oferowania sensownej i konkretnej oferty naprawczej. Ma być systemem okazji do rehabilitacji i poprawy, a tym samym stwarzania szans do odpowiedzialnego...