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The Global Decline of the Mandatory Death Penalty - Constitutional Jurisprudence and Legislative Reform in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,554
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The Global Decline of the Mandatory Death Penalty - Constitutional Jurisprudence and Legislative Reform in Africa, Asia, and...

The Global Decline of the Mandatory Death Penalty - Constitutional Jurisprudence and Legislative Reform in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean (Paperback)

Andrew Novak

Series: Law, Justice and Power

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Historically, at English common law, the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and other violent felonies. Over the last three decades, however, many former British colonies have reformed their capital punishment regimes to permit judicial sentencing discretion, including consideration of mitigating factors. Applying a comparative analysis to the law of capital punishment, Novak examines the constitutional jurisprudence and resulting legislative reform in the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, focusing on the rapid retreat of the mandatory death penalty in the Commonwealth over the last thirty years. The coordinated mandatory death penalty challenges - which have had the consequence of greatly reducing the world's death row population - represent a case study of how a small group of lawyers can sponsor human rights litigation that incorporates international human rights law into domestic constitutional jurisprudence, ultimately harmonizing criminal justice regimes across borders. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the study and development of human rights and capital punishment, as well as those exploring the contours of comparative criminal justice.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Law, Justice and Power
Release date: October 2016
First published: 2014
Authors: Andrew Novak
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-24689-8
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law
Books > Medicine > General issues > General
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Property, real estate, land & tenancy law
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LSN: 1-138-24689-1
Barcode: 9781138246898

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