Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 1576074323
- ISBN-13
- 9781576074329
- Series
- Capital Punishment
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 369
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-01-01
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Michael Kronenwetter
Description
This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic. * Primary documents including the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the death penalty; "Evangelium Vitae," Pope John Paul's encyclical letter opposing the death penalty; and the South African court opinion abolishing the death penalty * Lists of organizations in the United States and abroad, mostly devoted to the abolition of the death penalty
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