The death penalty's denial of fundamental human rights : international law, state practice and the emerging abolitionist norm / John Bessler, University of Baltimore.

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