Aime Muyoboke Karimunda

The Death Penalty in Africa

The Path Towards Abolition

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Produktbeschreibung

Human development is not simply about wealth and economic well-being, it is also dependent upon shared values that cherish the sanctity of human life. Using comparative methods, archival research and quantitative findings, this book explores the historical and cultural background of the death penalty in Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9781472415349
• ISBN-10: 1472415345
• Artikelnr.: 44639131

Autorenporträt

Dr Aimé Muyoboke Karimunda is Senior Lecturer at the School of Law of the University of Rwanda, Advisor to the Deputy Chief Justice of Rwanda and Visiting Lecturer for the Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD). He previously was Lecturer and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Kigali Independent University (from 2003-2012). He has also been a member of the Rwandan High Judicial Council (from 2007 to 2010) and Legal Advisor to the Minister of Health between 2001 and 2003.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 General Introduction
Chapter 2 The Death Penalty: Ideas and Practice in Pre-colonial Africa
Chapter 3 The Death Penalty during the Period of Peaceful Legal Influences in Africa
Chapter 4 The Death Penalty as a Colonial Policy in Africa
Chapter 5 The Death Penalty as a Political Instrument in Africa
Chapter 6 Concluding Remarks on De Facto Abolition in Africa