Capital Punishment: New Perspectives (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Advances in Crime and Social Harm
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Peter Hodgkinson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-1220-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4724-1220-6
Barcode:	9781472412201

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