Holdouts in the South Pacific: Explaining Death Penalty Retention in Papua New Guinea and Tonga

The South Pacific forms a cohesive region with broadly similar cultural attributes, legal systems and colonial histories. A comparative analysis starts from the assumption that these countries should also have similar criminal justice policies. However, until 2022, both Papua New Guinea and Tonga we...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pascoe, Andrew Novak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2022-09-01
Series:International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
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Online Access:https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/2475