Pratt and Morgan v. Attorney General for Jamaica
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
established legal protections
reduced sentences influenced legislative changes influenced public policy overturned death sentences highlighted flaws in legal system increased scrutiny of judicial processes led to moratorium on executions prompted international attention |
| gptkbp:consequences |
affecting appeals process
affecting future executions |
| gptkbp:context |
Jamaican legal system
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:City_Council
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
principle of legality
doctrine of proportionality |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pratt and Morgan v. Attorney General for Jamaica
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| gptkbp:impact |
death row conditions
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
[1993] 3 WLR 776
[1994] 1 AC 1 |
| gptkbp:judged_by |
1993-12-02
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Lord_Hope
gptkb:Lord_Beldam gptkb:Lord_Mustill |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
allowed
based on constitutional grounds |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Commonwealth Caribbean
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
death penalty
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
protection against inhumane treatment
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
defense counsel
government counsel critique of capital punishment examination of due process |
| gptkbp:outcome |
unconstitutional delay in execution
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| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced subsequent cases
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| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:Morgan
Pratt |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
human rights advocacy
debate on death penalty |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Baker_v._The_Queen
gptkb:R_v._Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department |
| gptkbp:responds_to |
Attorney General for Jamaica
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on death penalty laws in Jamaica
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| gptkbp:social_issues |
prohibition of torture
right to life |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:1993
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