| Description |
1 online resource (xlv, 459 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognition of the right to life -- The International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights: drafting, ratification and reservation -- Interpretation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- Towards abolition: the Second Option Protocol and other developments -- International humanitarian law -- International criminal law -- European human rights law -- African human rights law -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Universal Declaration of Human Rights ; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty ; General Comment 6(16) (experts) ; Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ; Convention on the Rights of the Child ; Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty ; Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War ; Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilians ; Protocol Additional I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts ; Protocol Additional II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts ; Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ; Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) ; Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty ; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ; European Union Minimum Standards Paper ; Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Commitments ; American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man ; American Convention on Human Rights ; Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty ; African Charter of Human Peoples' Rights ; African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ; Arab Charter on Human Rights |
| Summary |
This extensively revised third edition considers capital punishment in UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. Includes extensive appendices and introduction by the president of the ICJ |
| Analysis |
Jura Jura |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-453) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Capital punishment.
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International law.
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Capital Punishment
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international law.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Capital punishment
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International law
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Afschaffing.
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Doodstraf.
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Internationaal strafrecht.
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Humanitair oorlogsrecht.
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Mensenrechten.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511064985 |
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9780511064982 |
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9780521814911 |
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052181491X |
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9780521893442 |
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0521893445 |
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0511073445 |
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9780511073441 |
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0511180020 |
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9780511180026 |
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9780511494109 |
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0511494106 |
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9781280419898 |
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128041989X |
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0511058659 |
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9780511058653 |
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9786610419890 |
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6610419892 |
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1107133890 |
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9781107133891 |
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1139148214 |
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9781139148214 |
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0511326297 |
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9780511326295 |
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