The book is a work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment.
The book is a work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ian O'Donnell MRIA is Professor of Criminology at University College Dublin and an Adjunct Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford. His last book, also published as part of OUP's Clarendon Studies in Criminology, was Prisoners, Solitude, and Time.
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Preface List of tables Introduction The revolutionary period Parameters of inquiry Avoiding death-eligibility Classifying Clemency Who, where, how? A tripartitie scheme The 'prerogative' For and Against Clemency Discretion and desert Cons Pros Justice, mercy, caprice Juries and Judges Weighing the evidence Composition Softening the verdict Donning the black cap A singular case Extraordinary Courts Special Powers Tribunal The 'terror court' Astounding legal manoeuvres Capital murder Governments Limits to discretion Public opinion Groupthink Arbitrary or principled decisions? Blurring the Separation of Powers Interfering judges A belt of the crozier Entreaties from His Excellency Judges again, now expediting release Undoing Death I A cruel lottery? The burden of an unwanted child Sex and jealousy Undoing Death II Dreadful deeds done in turbulent times Legally sane but strikingly odd Chivalry Caprice Release Procedures When? Whither? Why? Postscript Appendices I. Convicted of murder after trial by jury, and spared II. Convicted of murder after trial by jury, and hanged III. Sentenced to death by a non-jury court Bibliography I. Primary sources II. Secondary sources Index
Preface List of tables Introduction The revolutionary period Parameters of inquiry Avoiding death-eligibility Classifying Clemency Who, where, how? A tripartitie scheme The 'prerogative' For and Against Clemency Discretion and desert Cons Pros Justice, mercy, caprice Juries and Judges Weighing the evidence Composition Softening the verdict Donning the black cap A singular case Extraordinary Courts Special Powers Tribunal The 'terror court' Astounding legal manoeuvres Capital murder Governments Limits to discretion Public opinion Groupthink Arbitrary or principled decisions? Blurring the Separation of Powers Interfering judges A belt of the crozier Entreaties from His Excellency Judges again, now expediting release Undoing Death I A cruel lottery? The burden of an unwanted child Sex and jealousy Undoing Death II Dreadful deeds done in turbulent times Legally sane but strikingly odd Chivalry Caprice Release Procedures When? Whither? Why? Postscript Appendices I. Convicted of murder after trial by jury, and spared II. Convicted of murder after trial by jury, and hanged III. Sentenced to death by a non-jury court Bibliography I. Primary sources II. Secondary sources Index
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