and that does complicate things doesn t it? . , . ., , doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very limited doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very limited sentencing - doesn t it? that s right. the courts i have a very limited sentencing power in relation to murder generally and for 18 year olds and above there is a mandatory sentence for those who commit murder of life imprisonment. the courts then are charged with setting a tariff. that is a minimum period that somebody would serve in prison following which they can then apply to the parole board for release. they will always be subject to a licence which means they can be recalled. but provided they are no longer a threat to the public they can be considered for release. for those under 18 and children the law is different. children who are convicted of murder are given a sentence known as being detained at his majesty s pleasure. it s the same thing real
At a National Conference organized on 4 September by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in collaboration with Advocacy Forum, Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) committed his government to establishing a credible and effective transitional justice process and to ensurin
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that s simply a grounds of judgment. she found these are matters of judgments of law that if decided differently by a higher court would not only impact this conviction, but many other potential cases that these principles of law would apply to. and therefore, it was sufficiently important, sufficiently relevant and there was a sufficient chance that the court might reach a different conclusion that she was bound to grant that appeal on conviction. so kelly, what happens now, and what are the ramifications of an appeal on the verdict, and if the verdict changes to murder, presumably that then impacts the sentence anyway? yes, absolutely. if the verdict were to change, the sentence would be up for review automatically, because there is a completely different sentencing regime governing a murder conviction than there is governing culpable homicide. however, there is still a very long path to be followed. we don t know what date the