Abolition: One Man's Battle Against the Death Penalty

by Robert Badinter and Badinter Robert

Part legal drama, part political procedural, Abolition is above all a passionate argument against the death penalty and the rare story of politicians' willingness to fight for their principles, even against the popular will.

Horrified by the guillotine execution of one of his clients in 1972, Robert Badinter dedicated his life to the abolition of the death penalty. Here, he recounts his efforts to publicly subvert the death penalty system...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555536921
• ISBN13: 9781555536923
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher