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consider
that
the
time
has
come
when
the
Court
should
clearly
affirm
that
the
imposition
of
an
irreducible
life
sentence
,
even
on
an
adult
offender
,
is
in
principle
inconsistent
with
Article
3
of
the
Convention
.
What
amounts
to
an
“
irreducible
”
sentence
for
this
purpose
has
been
variously
explained
by
the
Court
as
being
a
sentence
for
the
duration
of
the
life
of
the
offender
with
no
“
possibility
”
or
“
hope
”
or
“
prospect
”
of
release
.
As
is
observed
in
the
Court
’s
judgment
,
a
life
sentence
is
not
“
irreducible
”
merely
because
the
possibility
of
early
release
is
limited
nor
because
,
in
practice
,
the
sentence
may
be
served
in
full
.
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