Capital Punishment in Independent Ireland: A Social, Legal and Political History

by Liam O'Callaghan and David M. Doyle

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive and nuanced historical survey of the death penalty in Ireland from the immediate post-civil war period through to its complete abolition. Using original archival material, this book sheds light on the various social, legal and political contexts in which the death penalty operated and was discussed.

In Ireland the death penalty served a dual function: as an instrument of punishment in the civilian criminal justice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802077073
• ISBN13: 9781802077070
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"