Capital Punishment

by Berlatsky, Noah

• ISBN13: 9780737746648
• ISBN10: 0737746645
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-05
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
Capital Punishment and Morality
French Juries Should Not Impose the Death Penalty for Even Heinous Crimes	p. 20
Europe Is Hypocritical to Oppose the Death Penalty but Not Abortion	p. 29
Thailand's Death Penalty Contradicts Buddhist Morality	p. 36
The Morality of the Death Penalty in India Is Unclear	p. 44
Judaism Supports the Death Penalty	p. 52
Periodical Bibliography	p. 58
Capital Punishment and Public Opinion
In the Caribbean, Citizens Want the Death Penalty Carried Out	p. 60
In China, Capital Punishment Is Popular for Traditional Reasons	p. 63
In Indonesia, the Popularity of the Death Penalty Makes Abolition Unlikely: Community of Sant'Egidio	p. 74
Governments with Popular Support Are More Likely to Abolish the Death Penalty	p. 82
Positive Death Penalty Attitudes May Affect Decisions on Non-Capital Sentencing	p. 88
Periodical Bibliography	p. 101
Capital Punishment and Justice
Iran Must Stop Executing Children: Human Rights Watch	p. 103
Saudi Arabia's Death Penalty Process Is Arbitrary and Unjust	p. 109
The Death Penalty in the Palestinian Territories Is Unconstitutional and Unjust: Palestinian Centre for Human Rights	p. 114
Japan's Death Penalty Process Is Shrouded in Secrecy	p. 119
Singapore's Mandatory Death Penalty Is Unjust: South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre	p. 131
Reforms May Make China's Death Penalty Process More Just	p. 138
In Russia, a Death Penalty Moratorium May Lead to Abolition	p. 149
Periodical Bibliography	p. 155
Capital Punishment and International Relations
Extradition Treaties Have Restricted the Use of the Death Penalty	p. 157
	p. 167
The European Union Exerts Pressure on the United States to Abolish the Death Penalty: European Union Insight	p. 179
The United States Violated International Law in Executing Mexican Nationals	p. 185
Australia Should Work Harder Against the Death Penalty	p. 191
The Philippines Must Do More to Help Its Nationals Who Face Execution Abroad	p. 204
Periodical Bibliography	p. 211
For Further Discussion	p. 212
Organizations to Contact	p. 214
Bibliography of Books	p. 220
Index	p. 224
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