John Bessler

The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights

International Law, State Practice, and the Emerging Abolitionist Norm

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Produktbeschreibung

The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights details how capital punishment violates universal human rights-to life; to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment; to be treated in a non-arbitrary and non-discriminatory manner; and to be treated with dignity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 685g
• ISBN-13: 9781108845571
• ISBN-10: 1108845576
• Artikelnr.: 65199324

Autorenporträt

John Bessler teaches at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the Georgetown University Law Center.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The death penalty: from draconian legal codes to the enlightenment
2. The abolitionist movement: state practice, international law, and global progress
3. Death threats and the law of torture: the death penalty's inherently cruel and torturous characteristics
4. Human dignity and the law's evolution: prohibiting capital punishment through a jus cogens norm
Conclusion.