The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective

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This is the completely revised and updated third edition of Roger Hood's classic study on the death penalty. In it he surveys and analyses the status of the death penalty as a punishment worldwide, taking into account the changes that have taken place during the six years since the last edition was published. This new edition is especially valuable at a time when more and more countries are joining the movement to abolish the death penalty worldwide.


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This third edition of Professor Hood's highly praised study takes into account the wealth of new information that has come forth over the last six years. This edition shows that the move to abolish the death penalty worldwide has continued to gather pace, despite a few set-backs, and that international organizations and human rights treaties have increased the pressure on retentionist countries. It also explores how in some parts of the world the range of crimes subject to the death penalty remains wide and the number of executions considerable, and how, although much still remains to be done, there have been further developments in securing protections for those facing the death penalty in retentionist countries. Roger Hood has brought up to date his reviews of studies which shed light on the realities of capital punishment, especially as regards arbitrariness and discrimination in its infliction. He also looks further at claims that the death penalty is a unique deterrent to murder and other serious crimes, and at the role of public opinion in the debate on capital punishment.


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