The death penalty and human rights
By: Sir Fred Phillips
Publisher: Caribbean Law Pub. Co.; The Caribbean Law Publishing Company,Jamaica
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9789768167514
Subjects: Human rights; Capital punishment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104) and index.
Table of contents: title: The impact of international law on the death penalty; title: A period of transition and consolidation; title: Protection of the right to life and against cruel and inhuman treatment; title: Mercy committees and clemency; title: Interaction between international human rights bodies and advisory committees; title: Pre-trial delays; title: Post-conviction delays with special reference to Pratt and Morgan; title: Prison conditions and the death penalty; title: Mandatory death sentences; title: Conclusion.