The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9780521814911
Subjects: Capital punishment; International humanitarian law; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Law; Politics/International Relations; Law / Human Rights; Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Human Rights
First sentence: The cornerstone of contemporary human rights law is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.