‘Upholding the Cause of Civilization’: The Australian Death Penalty in War and Colonialism
The abolition of the death penalty in Queensland in 1922 was the first in Australian jurisdictions, and the first in the British Empire. However, the legacy of the Queensland death penalty lingered in Australian colonial territories. This article considers a variety of practices in which the death p...
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| Language: | English |
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Queensland University of Technology
2022-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/2473 |