This is the second edition of William 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 its original publication in 1993, the book details the progress of the international community away from the use of capital punishment, discussing in detail the institution of the death penalty in international humanitarian law, European human rights law, and inter-American human rights 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 by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, from the International Court of Justice.
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'Previous editions were well-received; this one is equally impressive ... anyone seriously interested in the status of the death penalty in international law should have a copy of this book.' Human Rights Law Review
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This is the second edition of William Schabas's highly-praised study of the abolition of the death penalty in international law, which discusses in detail the institution of the death penalty in international humanitarian law, European human rights law, and inter-American human rights law.
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The cornerstone of contemporary human rights law is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
civil rights covenant, abolitionist provision, norm prohibiting execution, retentionist states, careful legal procedures, abolitionist amendment, second optional protocol, death row phenomenon, escape from lawful custody, military death penalty, individual dissenting opinion, second periodic report, commentaire article par article, juvenile executions, third periodic report, oeuvre des droits, africaine des droits, action lawfully, detaining power, intentional offences, life provision, fact that the accused, other public emergency, juvenile death penalty, universelle des droits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, United Kingdom, General Assembly, Universal Declaration, Third Committee, International Covenant, American Convention, Council of Europe, Inter-American Commission, Geneva Convention, International Committee of the Red Cross, Supreme Court, Soviet Union, Amnesty International, Privy Council, Costa Rica, New York, New Zealand, Protocol Additional, Diplomatic Conference, Committee of Ministers, Organization of American States, Working Group, Martinus Nijhoff, Saudi Arabia New!
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The cornerstone of contemporary human rights law is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
civil rights covenant, abolitionist provision, norm prohibiting execution, retentionist states, careful legal procedures, abolitionist amendment, second optional protocol, death row phenomenon, escape from lawful custody, military death penalty, individual dissenting opinion, second periodic report, commentaire article par article, juvenile executions, third periodic report, oeuvre des droits, africaine des droits, action lawfully, detaining power, intentional offences, life provision, fact that the accused, other public emergency, juvenile death penalty, universelle des droits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, United Kingdom, General Assembly, Universal Declaration, Third Committee, International Covenant, American Convention, Council of Europe, Inter-American Commission, Geneva Convention, International Committee of the Red Cross, Supreme Court, Soviet Union, Amnesty International, Privy Council, Costa Rica, New York, New Zealand, Protocol Additional, Diplomatic Conference, Committee of Ministers, Organization of American States, Working Group, Martinus Nijhoff, Saudi Arabia New!
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- The Right to Life in International Law (International Studies in Human Rights) by B. Ramcharan on 14 pages
- Crime Prevention and Control (Terminology Bulletin Series, No 340) on 12 pages
- The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies by Hugo Adam Bedau on 7 pages
- The International Bill of Rights: The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Louis Henkin on 7 pages
- The Death Penalty in the Nineties: An Examination of the Modern System of Capital Punishment by Welsh S. White on 5 pages
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- The Cultural Lives of Capital Punishment: Comparative Perspectives (The Cultural Lives of Law) by Austin Sarat on page 44, and page 128
- The Impact of Human Rights Law on Armed Forces by Peter Rowe on page 88, and page 140
- Moral Dilemmas in Real Life: Current Issues in Applied Ethics (Law and Philosophy Library) by Ovadia Ezra on page 169
- Allies at Odds?: The United States and the European Union by Thomas S. Mowle in Back Matter
- Asia Pacific And Human Rights: A Global Political Economy Perspective (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms) by Paul Close in Back Matter
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