Download or read book The International Sourcebook on Capital Punishment written by Center for Capital Punishment Studies, London and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable reference and research tool for capital punishment scholars.
Download or read book The International Sourcebook on Capital Punishment written by Center for Capital Punishment Studies, London and published by Upne. This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable reference and research tool for capital punishment scholars.
Download or read book The Death Penalty written by James J. Megivern and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the death penalty in the West that provides more material on capital punishment in Western Christian history than is available in any other work in English.
Download or read book The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law written by William Schabas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-05 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 2002 third edition of William A. Schabas's highly praised study of the abolition of the death penalty in international law. Extensively revised to take account of developments in the field since publication of the second edition in 1997, the book details the progress of the international community away from the use of capital punishment, discussing in detail the abolition of the death penalty within the United Nations human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters in the third edition address capital punishment in African human rights law and in international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law is introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.
Download or read book The Death Penalty written by Roger Hood and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a classic study assesses the global status of capital punishment. As in previous editions, this work draws on Roger Hood's experiences as consultant to the United Nations for the Secretary General's five-yearly surveys of capital punishment as well as the latest literature from non-governmental organizations and academic experts. This edition examines significant developments around the world including the Chinese plan for the People's Supreme Court to review all death sentences, and the abolition in the USA of the death penalty for offenders who committed murder while under the age of 18. Recent legal challenges to lethal injection as a form of execution are also examined. This edition also includes an additional chapter on the role and influence of victims' families and victim interest movements. This volume shows how, despite a number of set-backs, the movement to abolish the death penalty has continued to gather pace; that international organizations and human rights treaties continue to put pressure on retentionist countries; that further developments have been made in securing protection for those facing the death penalty in retentionist counties; and that, despite such advances, in some parts of the world the range of crimes subject to the death penalty remains wide and the number of executions considerable. This work engages with the latest debates on the realities of capital punishment, with claims that the death penalty is a unique deterrent to murder and other serious crimes, and contains expanded coverage of arguments about the role of public opinion in the debate on capital punishment.
Download or read book Capital Punishment written by Michael Kronenwetter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-12-07 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic. Capital Punishment focuses on the use of the death penalty in the United States, its international status, and how foreign developments affect the country. It includes a history, a discussion of the controversies surrounding the death penalty, updated biographical sketches, and statistics. Key documents include the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming capital punishment, a key dissent, Charles Dickens' 19th century view of the guillotine, and various papal and European Union decrees. It also includes a chronology, organizations, websites with further information, and an annotated bibliography. In this updated survey, a thorough overview of capital punishment, author Michael Kronenwetter reveals interesting facts, for example, under Roman law, death was the penalty for publishing "insulting songs" and disturbing the city's peace.
Download or read book The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 1 written by Peter Hodgkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides up-to-date and nuanced analysis across a wide spectrum of capital punishment issues. The essays move beyond the conventional legal approach and propose fresh perspectives, including a unique critique of the abolition sector. Written by a range of leading experts with diverse geographical, methodological and conceptual approaches, the essays in this volume challenge received wisdom and embrace a holistic understanding of capital punishment based on practical experience and empirical data. This collection is indispensable reading for anyone seeking a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the complexity of the death penalty discourse.
Download or read book Capital Punishment written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Capital Punishment New Perspectives written by Peter Hodgkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection asks questions about the received wisdom of the debate about capital punishment. Woven through the book, questions are asked of, and remedies proposed for, a raft of issues identified as having been overlooked in the traditional discourse. It provides a long overdue review of the disparate groups and strategies that lay claim to abolitionism. The authors argue that capital litigators should use their skills challenging the abuses not just of process, but of the conditions in which the condemned await their fate, namely prison conditions, education, leisure, visits, medical services, etc. In the aftermath of successful constitutional challenges it is the beneficiaries (arguably those who are considered successes, having been ’saved’ from the death penalty and now serving living death penalties of one sort or another) who are suffering the cruel and inhumane alternative. Part I of the book offers a selection of diverse, nuanced examinations of death penalty phenomena, scrutinizing complexities frequently omitted from the narrative of academics and activists. It offers a challenging and comprehensive analysis of issues critical to the abolition debate. Part II offers examinations of countries usually absent from academic analysis to provide an understanding of the status of the debate locally, with opportunities for wider application.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States 2d ed written by Louis J. Palmer, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-07-23 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated encyclopedia provides ready information on all aspects of capital punishment in America. It details virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court through 2006, including more than 40 cases decided since publication of the first edition. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion. Entries on jurisdictions cite present-day death penalty laws and judicial structure state by state, with synopses of common and unique features. Also included are entries on significant U.S. capital prosecutions; legal principles and procedures in capital cases; organizations that support and oppose capital punishment; capital punishment's impact on persons of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American descent, on women, and on foreign nationals; and the methods of execution. Essential facts are also provided on capital punishment in more than 200 other nations. A wealth of statistical data is found throughout.
Download or read book Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment written by Robert M. Bohm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capital punishment is one of the more controversial subjects in the social sciences, especially in criminal justice and criminology. Over the last decade or so, the United States has experienced a significant decline in the number of death sentences and executions. Since 2007, eight states have abolished capital punishment, bringing the total number of states without the death penalty to 19, plus the District of Columbia, and more are likely to follow suit in the near future (Nebraska reinstated its death penalty in 2016). Worldwide, 70 percent of countries have abolished capital punishment in law or in practice. The current trend suggests the eventual demise of capital punishment in all but a few recalcitrant states and countries. Within this context, a fresh look at capital punishment in the United States and worldwide is warranted. The Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment comprehensively examines the topic of capital punishment from a wide variety of perspectives. A thoughtful introductory chapter from experts Bohm and Lee presents a contextual framework for the subject matter, and chapters present state-of-the-art analyses of a range of aspects of capital punishment, grouped into five sections: (1) Capital Punishment: History, Opinion, and Culture; (2) Capital Punishment: Rationales and Religious Views; (3) Capital Punishment and Constitutional Issues; (4) The Death Penalty’s Administration; and (5) The Death Penalty’s Consequences. This is a key collection for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology, and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in prison service or in related agencies.
Download or read book The Death Penalty and Torture written by Franz Böckle and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Crossroad book." Includes bibliographical references.
Download or read book The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 2 written by Peter Hodgkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays selected for this volume develop conventional abolition discourse and explore the conceptual framework through which abolition is understood and posited. Of particular interest is the attention given to an integral but often forgotten element of the abolition debate: alternatives to capital punishment. The volume also provides an account of strategies employed by the abolition community which challenges tired methodologies and offers a level of transparency previously unseen. This collection tackles complex but fundamental components of the capital punishment debate using empirical data and expert observations and is essential reading for those wishing to comprehend the fundamental issues which underpin capital punishment discourse.
Download or read book The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law written by William A. Schabas and published by . This book was released on 1993-05-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first step towards the creation of an international human rights norm abolishing the death penalty was taken in 1948 with the recognition of the 'right to life' in Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This book traces the emergence & progressive evolution of this international legal norm through an examination of the relevant conventions of both regional & universal application as well as the specific humanitarian agreements. The author analyses the preparatory works of the relevant international conventions & resolutions, the periodic reports on the subject submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, the European Commission & Court of Human Rights & the American Commission & Court of Human Rights. The work explores the different limitations that international law has placed on the imposition of the death penalty: restricting its scope to serious crimes, & the prohibition of its application in the case of pregnant women, juveniles, the elderly & the insane. The author also examines the procedural safeguards required by international law when capital punishment is being considered. The eventual emergence of a customary norm completely abolishing the death penalty is also discussed.
Download or read book Capital Punishment written by rev. James Wright and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Barbaric Punishment written by Hans Göran Franck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Swedish human rights activist and political figure, Hans Göran Franck, examines the administration of the death penalty from a historical perspective. The author's opinions are based on his lifelong work and devotion to abolishing the 'barbaric punishment'. Building upon previously unpublished material and considerable detail drawn from Franck's personal experiences, it focuses on both the progressive developments within European countries and institutions over several decades, and the frustratingly retrograde situation that prevails in the United States. The author dedicated this book to those facing a sentence of death. During the course of his work, the author traveled to numerous countries and met many condemned men and women. Publication of this important volume, which comes a few years after Hans Göran Franck's untimely passing, coincides with a major development to which he contributed, the adoption of Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes capital punishment in both wartime and peacetime. William A. Schabas a law professor who specializes in the subject of capital punishment, has ensured that the manuscript is up to date, and contributed the introductory chapter.
Download or read book The Death Penalty written by Roger Hood and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title includes the following features: Written by the world'sleading expert on death penalty legislation; A fully up-to-date edition of thestudy referred to by Amnesty International and others as the authority on thedeath penalty; Comes at a time of increasing debate over the future of the deathpenalty in the United States following the executions of Timothy McVeigh and theLaGrand brothers
