Executive clemency : comparative and empirical perspectives / edited by Daniel Pascoe and Andrew Novak.
2021
K5135 .E94 2021 (Mapit)
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Title
Executive clemency : comparative and empirical perspectives / edited by Daniel Pascoe and Andrew Novak.
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Imprint
New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Copyright
©2021
Description
xxi, 272 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Routledge research in human rights law.
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword / Leslie Sebba
1. Executive clemency: a ubiquitous part of the constitutional scheme / Daniel Pascoe and Andrew Novak
2. Clemency for death penalty cases under international law and standards: Has the tide changed? / Chiara Sangiorgio
3. Separation of powers and executive clemency in the civil law world: a comparative study / Sonsoles Arias and Antonios Kouroutakis
4. Rethinking amnesty and clemency in countries in transition: a comparative analysis of laws and practices in countries of the former Yugoslavia / Nedžad Smailagić
5. Remedying wrongful conviction: comparisons between the royal prerogative of mercy in England and Wales and clemency in the USA / Sarah L Cooper and Hannah Burrows
6. Mercy litigation in the commonwealth Caribbean / Arif Bulkan
7. Secret jurisprudence: decision making on capital clemency petitions in India / Bikramjeet Batra
8. Executive clemency in capital cases: inadequate laws and inactive practice in contemporary China / Moulin Xiong
9. Emerging trends and best practices in comparative clemency / Andrew Novak and Daniel Pascoe
Appendix: global constitutional provisions on executive clemency.
1. Executive clemency: a ubiquitous part of the constitutional scheme / Daniel Pascoe and Andrew Novak
2. Clemency for death penalty cases under international law and standards: Has the tide changed? / Chiara Sangiorgio
3. Separation of powers and executive clemency in the civil law world: a comparative study / Sonsoles Arias and Antonios Kouroutakis
4. Rethinking amnesty and clemency in countries in transition: a comparative analysis of laws and practices in countries of the former Yugoslavia / Nedžad Smailagić
5. Remedying wrongful conviction: comparisons between the royal prerogative of mercy in England and Wales and clemency in the USA / Sarah L Cooper and Hannah Burrows
6. Mercy litigation in the commonwealth Caribbean / Arif Bulkan
7. Secret jurisprudence: decision making on capital clemency petitions in India / Bikramjeet Batra
8. Executive clemency in capital cases: inadequate laws and inactive practice in contemporary China / Moulin Xiong
9. Emerging trends and best practices in comparative clemency / Andrew Novak and Daniel Pascoe
Appendix: global constitutional provisions on executive clemency.
Summary
"This book builds on existing academic scholarship and expands the limited geographical It relays the latest state of knowledge on the topic and employs case studies, doctrinal legal analysis, historical research, and statements by clemency decision-making authorities, in explaining why clemency varies so considerably across global legal and political systems. In addition, it includes contributions encompassing international law, transitional justice, and innocence and wrongful convictions, as well as on jurisdictions that are historically under-researched"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Number
K5135 .E94 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9780367243579 hardcover
0367243571 hardcover
9780367243586 electronic book
9781000082258 electronic book
9781000082173 electronic book
9781000082210 electronic book
0367243571 hardcover
9780367243586 electronic book
9781000082258 electronic book
9781000082173 electronic book
9781000082210 electronic book
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