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de Boucherville v State of Mauritius

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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de Boucherville v State of Mauritius
   
Issue: Whether a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment was inhuman and degrading treatment; whether it breached the right to a fair trial.
   
Court: Privy Council
   
Reference:   Appeal No 70 of 2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] UKPC 37
   
Judge(s): Lords Bingham of Cornhill, Rodger of Earlsferry, Carswell, Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood and Mance
   
Date: 9 July 2008