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Is the death penalty dying? : European and American perspectives

"Is the Death Penalty Dying? provides a careful analysis of the historical and political conditions that shaped death penalty practice on both sides of the Atlantic from the end of World War II to the twenty-first century. This book examines and assesses what the United States can learn from th...

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Weitere Verfasser: Sarat, Austin, Martschukat, Jürgen
Format: Printed Book
Veröffentlicht: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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