The global decline of the mandatory death penalty :
Novak, Andrew.
The global decline of the mandatory death penalty : constitutional jurisprudence and legislative reform in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean / Andrew Novak, American University Washington College of Law, USA. - viii, 182 pages ; 24 cm. - Law, Justice and Power .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the mandatory death penalty in historical and comparative perspective -- An excessive and arbitrary punishment : the mandatory death penalty and discretion in the United States of America -- Restricting the death penalty to the rarest of the rare : the origins of a discretionary death penalty in India and Bangladesh -- A successful experiment : the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in the Commonwealth Caribbean -- The holdouts : the survival of the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia and Singapore -- The new frontier : constitutional challenges to the mandatory death penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- The doctrine of extenuating circumstances : the rise of judicial sentencing discretion in Southern Africa -- Conclusion : after the mandatory death penalty.
9781472423252 (hardback) 1472423259 (hardback)
2013043986
Capital punishment.
K5104 / .N68 2014
364.66
The global decline of the mandatory death penalty : constitutional jurisprudence and legislative reform in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean / Andrew Novak, American University Washington College of Law, USA. - viii, 182 pages ; 24 cm. - Law, Justice and Power .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the mandatory death penalty in historical and comparative perspective -- An excessive and arbitrary punishment : the mandatory death penalty and discretion in the United States of America -- Restricting the death penalty to the rarest of the rare : the origins of a discretionary death penalty in India and Bangladesh -- A successful experiment : the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in the Commonwealth Caribbean -- The holdouts : the survival of the mandatory death penalty in Malaysia and Singapore -- The new frontier : constitutional challenges to the mandatory death penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- The doctrine of extenuating circumstances : the rise of judicial sentencing discretion in Southern Africa -- Conclusion : after the mandatory death penalty.
9781472423252 (hardback) 1472423259 (hardback)
2013043986
Capital punishment.
K5104 / .N68 2014
364.66