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Confronting capital punishment in Asia : human rights, politics and public opinion /

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 righ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hood, Roger, 1936- (Editor ), Deva, Surya (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191765773
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