This extensively revised third edition covers developments since publication of the second edition in 1997. It includes consideration of the UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. (Introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.) Previous Edition Hb (1997): 0-521-58135-4 Previous Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-58887-1
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'... a useful introduction to the subject ... As the previous two editions, the book is a very accurate description of the movement towards the abolition of the death penalty in international law ... offers the reader a praiseworthy guide to the field to which it is dedicated. It would be very useful for academics, as well as human rights activists. In addition, the preface by the President of the International Court of Justice, as well as the extensive normative material included in the book as appendices, undoubtedly increase its instructive and learning value for all it has been designed for.' German Yearbook of International Law
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This extensively revised third edition takes account of developments since publication of the second edition in 1997 including consideration of the UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. Introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.
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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)
retentionist states, abolitionist provision, abolitionist amendment, other extremely grave consequences, européen pour les problèmes criminels, second optional protocol, civil rights covenant, military death penalty, escape from lawful custody, death row phenomenon, second periodic report, formulating reservations, individual dissenting opinion, invoking general principles, juvenile executions, third periodic report, related common crimes, consular assistance, detaining power, européenne des droits, droit pénal comparé, universelle des droits, action lawfully, war pursuant, fourth periodic report Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Assembly, International Covenant, American Convention, Universal Declaration, Inter-American Commission, Council of Europe, Third Committee, Geneva Convention, International Committee of the Red Cross, Supreme Court, European Union, Soviet Union, African Charter, American Declaration, Costa Rica, Committee of Ministers, New Zealand, Parliamentary Assembly, Protocol Additional, Saudi Arabia, European Parliament, Organization of American States, Federal Republic of Germany, Rights of the Child 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)
retentionist states, abolitionist provision, abolitionist amendment, other extremely grave consequences, européen pour les problèmes criminels, second optional protocol, civil rights covenant, military death penalty, escape from lawful custody, death row phenomenon, second periodic report, formulating reservations, individual dissenting opinion, invoking general principles, juvenile executions, third periodic report, related common crimes, consular assistance, detaining power, européenne des droits, droit pénal comparé, universelle des droits, action lawfully, war pursuant, fourth periodic report Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, General Assembly, International Covenant, American Convention, Universal Declaration, Inter-American Commission, Council of Europe, Third Committee, Geneva Convention, International Committee of the Red Cross, Supreme Court, European Union, Soviet Union, African Charter, American Declaration, Costa Rica, Committee of Ministers, New Zealand, Parliamentary Assembly, Protocol Additional, Saudi Arabia, European Parliament, Organization of American States, Federal Republic of Germany, Rights of the Child New!
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- Crime Prevention and Control (Terminology Bulletin Series, No 340) on 11 pages
- The Right to Life in International Law (International Studies in Human Rights) by B. Ramcharan on 7 pages
- Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights. Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos 1987 (v. 2, 1987) on 4 pages
- The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies by Hugo Adam Bedau on page 84, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The International Bill of Rights: The Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Louis Henkin on page 45, page 76, and Back Matter
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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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