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A New South Wales man, Robert Xie, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole last week for the horrific murders of five members of the Lin family.
Due to the shocking nature of the crime, Xie’s sentence has not attracted controversy. Yet NSW is the only jurisdiction in Australia that does not provide parole and review mechanisms for life sentences. This raises serious questions about whether such sentences are compatible with human rights.
The European Court of Human Rights has declared that a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of review is inhumane. Through legislative
