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Confronting capital punishment in Asia : human rights, politics and public opinion / Roger Hood and Surya Deva.
Contributor(s): Hood, Roger [editor of compilation.]
| Deva, Surya [editor of compilation.].Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191765773 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Capital punishment -- Asia | Human rights -- AsiaAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199685776DDC classification: 364.66095 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Capital punishment has for many years now been the subject of controversy and moral debate. With the strengthening focus worldwide on human rights there has been a movement to abolish this form of punishment or in the least, uphold the minimum international law standards aimed at protecting the rights of those facing capital punishment. This book identifies Asia as being particularly unaffected by these international pressures.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Capital punishment has for many years now been the subject of controversy and moral debate. With the strengthening focus worldwide on human rights there has been a movement to abolish this form of punishment or in the least, uphold the minimum international law standards aimed at protecting the rights of those facing capital punishment. This book identifies Asia as being particularly unaffected by these international pressures.
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