Against the Death Penalty

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Contents: Preface Introduction, Roger Hood Part I Regional Conspectus and Analysis: The United Nations and abolition of the death penalty, William A. Schabas The evolving human rights discourse of the Council of Europe: renouncing the sovereign right of the death penalty, Jon Yorke Taking the death penalty debate further: the African Commission on Human and People's Rights, Lilian Chenwi Challenging the death penalty in the Caribbean: litigation at the Privy Council, Quincy Whitaker. Part II Perspectives and Questions for Retentionist Countries: Constraining America's death penalty: the 8th Amendment and excessive punishment, Julian Killingley Walking the 8th Amendment tightrope: 'time served' in the United States Supreme Court, Jane Marriott A crisis of confidence: Americans' doubts about the death penalty, Richard C. Dieter The death penalty in China: towards the rule of law, Nicola Macbean The abolitionist movement in death penalty-friendly Asia: the cases of South Korea and Taiwan, Sangmin Bae. Part III Overview of Abolition Strategies and Alternatives to the Death Penalty: Capital punishment: a review and critique of abolition strategies, Peter Hodgkinson, Seema Kandelia and Lina Gyllensten A fate worse than death? The problems with life imprisonment as an alternative to the death penalty, Rachael Stokes Index.