| Description |
xv, 204 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN |
9781780682945 paperback |
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1780682948 paperback |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Although the influence and opinions of political elites, civil society, and the general public vary widely, the death penalty is universally in decline throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Today, the death penalty is a site of accommodation and resistance to international human rights norms between African governments and the Global North. As in debates over membership in the International Criminal Court and legal protections for sexual minorities, some leaders resist death penalty abolition as "imposed" by the Global North, though the modern death penalty in Africa is a product of European colonialism. However, Sub-Saharan Africa is not a passive subject of global death penalty abolition driven by Europe. Courts around the continent have made important contributions to global death penalty jurisprudence and members of civil society have engaged in novel and successful strategies against the death penalty. In addition, precolonial notions of punishment and criminal responsibility in Africa have influenced debates over the death penalty, including whether to provide compensation to victims of crime."--back of book cover. |
| Library Class |
Law JG67:A55
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| Subject |
Capital punishment -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Human rights -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Capital punishment.
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International law and human rights.
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