Confronting Capital Punishment in Asia C

by Surya Deva and Roger Hood

Capital punishment has for many years now been the subject of controversy and moral debate. With the strengthening focus worldwide on human rights there has been a movement to abolish this form of punishment or in the least, uphold the minimum international law standards aimed at protecting the rights of those facing capital punishment.

This book identifies Asia as being particularly unaffected by these international pressures. The essays contained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199685770
• ISBN13: 9780199685776
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"