Ending the Death Penalty

The European Experience in Global Perspective
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-349-31235-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Examining the successful movements to abolish capital punishment in the UK, France, and Germany, this book examines the similarities in the social structure and political strategies of abolition movements in all three countries. An in-depth comparative analysis with other countries assesses chances of success of abolition elsewhere.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hammel, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: THE TRANSATLANTIC DEATH PENALTY DIVIDE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VENGEANCE America and Europe Diverge on the Death Penalty What Does The Worldwide Popularity of Capital Punishment Tell Us? The Hollow Hope of Public Education PART II: ABOLITION IN GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, AND FRANCE Preface to Part Two Case Study One - Germany Case History Two – The United Kingdom Case History Three – France PART III: THE EUROPEAN MODEL IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT Elaborating the European Model Why the European Model Failed in the United States Conclusion – Abolitionism beyond America and Europe Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

ANDREW HAMMEL is Assistant Professor for American Law at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany.Hepreviouslyworked as a lawyer,defending death row inmates in U.S. state and federal courts.