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BL
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992753
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b747123
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Schabas, William,1950-
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The abolition of the death penalty in international law /\ William A. Schabas.
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 2002.
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1 online resource (xlv, 459 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511058659
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: 0511064985
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: 0511073445
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: 0511180020
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: 0511326297
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: 0511494106
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: 052181491X
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: 0521893445
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: 1107133890
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: 1139148214
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: 128041989X
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: 6610419892
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: 9780511058653
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: 9780511064982
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: 9780511073441
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: 9780511180026
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: 9780511326295
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: 9780511494109
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: 9780521814911
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: 9780521893442
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: 9781107133891
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: 9781139148214
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: 9781280419898
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: 9786610419890
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-453) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognition of the right to life -- The International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights: drafting, ratification and reservation -- Interpretation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- Towards abolition: the Second Option Protocol and other developments -- International humanitarian law -- International criminal law -- European human rights law -- African human rights law -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Universal Declaration of Human Rights ; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ; Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty ; General Comment 6(16) (experts) ; Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ; Convention on the Rights of the Child ; Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty ; Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War ; Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilians ; Protocol Additional I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts ; Protocol Additional II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts ; Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ; Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) ; Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty ; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ; European Union Minimum Standards Paper ; Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Commitments ; American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man ; American Convention on Human Rights ; Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty ; African Charter of Human Peoples' Rights ; African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ; Arab Charter on Human Rights.
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| Abstract
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This extensively revised third edition considers capital punishment in UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. Includes extensive appendices and introduction by the president of the ICJ.
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Capital punishment.
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International law.
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Droit international.
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Peine de mort.
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Capital punishment.
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International law.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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Afschaffing.
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Doodstraf.
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Humanitair oorlogsrecht.
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Internationaal strafrecht.
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Mensenrechten.
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| Dewey Classification
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341.481
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| LC Classification
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K5104.S33 2002eb
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| NLM classification
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86.46bcl
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