Cross-citation in death penalty cases and the internationalisation of human rights by Garland, R

“…<p>This thesis examines why courts in the United States of America (US), India and South Africa refer to foreign law in death penalty cases. To gain an understanding of what drives the apex courts of the US, India and South Africa to cite foreign law when considering domestic death penalty issues, this thesis proposes a three-part matrix to both assess the relevant case law and to analyse the academic literature on cross-citation. …”

Framing Disneyland with the death penalty : mainstream US print media coverage of Singapore. by Lim, Yuin Chien.

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In the shadow of death: the normalization of life without parole and death penalty abolitionism in California by Vannier, M

“…<p>Since its introduction in 1978 as an alternative to the death penalty, there has been a dramatic increase and expansion of life without parole (LWOP), including beyond the scope of capital crimes for which it was originally devised. …”

An investigation of clemency and pardons in death penalty cases in Southeast Asia from 1975-2009 by Pascoe, D, Daniel Pascoe

“…<p>Four of the contemporary practitioners of the death penalty in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, performed judicial executions on a regular basis between the years 1975 and 2009. …”

Should death penalty be upheld as a capital punishment in Malaysia? / Norfadzly Jamaluddin, Muhammad Nud'man Yang Omar and Mohd Raimi Mohd Zaini by Jamaluddin, Norfadzly, Muhammad Nud'man, Yang Omar, Mohd Zaini, Mohd Raimi

“…Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted felon as a punishment for a crime. …”
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EKSISTENSI HUKUMAN MATI DALAM DUNIA INTERNASIONAL by , Mujizad Abdurrazak, , Drs. Muhadi Sugiono, MA.

“…So what effect has been given by the rights, primarily against the death penalty? It is inevitable that rights recently have become one of the tools to remove the death penalty. …”

Gender, globalisation and the gallows: women sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia by Harry, L

“…It draws on these findings to examine the undue impact of the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking on economically precarious foreign national women (chapter 8), contributing to the burgeoning death penalty abolitionist literature. …”

Punishment for murder convicts: a comparative study between shariah and Malaysian criminal law / Mohd Faizal Nizam Mohd Fuad ...[et al.] by Mohd Fuad, Mohd Faizal Nizam, Hussain, Mohd Badrulzaman, Badrul Hisham, Nor Humairah, Ismail, Nor Nabiha Nadia

“…Under the Shariah Criminal Law, similar punishment i.e. death penalty is provided for the offence of murder under Qisas. …”
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Capital punishment for drug offenders in Malaysia: balancing between human rights and utilitarian rationales / Aizuddin Sapian ...[et al.] by Sapian, Aizuddin, Abdul Manaf, Azman, Zainal Abidin, Siti Aisyah, Mustafa, Nurmifatul Shuhadah

“…Many countries in Asia, including Malaysia, impose the death penalty for nonviolent crimes, including drug related crimes. …”
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Capital punishment, abolition and Roman Catholic moral tradition by Brugger, E, Brugger, E. Christian

“…Part I undertakes a detailed exegesis of the death penalty teaching of the <em>Catechism of the Catholic Church</em> (1997). …”

Death of the Covenant Code: evaluating the translation of laws with capital punishment in Old Greek Exodus 21.1-23.19 in light of Graeco-Egyptian law by Korytko, J

“…The focal point of analysis is on laws that involve the death penalty, whether in the Hebrew or Greek texts. …”

The politics of the rope: the campaign to abolish capital punishment in Britain 1955-1969 by Twitchell, Neville

“…This thesis is an account of the campaign to abolish the death penalty for murder in Britain from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s. …”
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Not just punishment: the overlooked harms of the criminal legal system by Fried, A

“…Chapter 5 argues that unique features of the <strong>death penalty</strong>, unlike standard incarceration, render capital punishment inherently disproportional. …”

Sunset clauses: a historical, positive and normative analysis by Kouroutakis, A

“…Although I acknowledge that their legislative use in limiting human rights diminishes the rule of law, they might have the exact opposite effect: on several occasions in the past, they were used to advance the rule of law, including the adoption of innovative legislation and the annulment of the death penalty. Indeed, this thesis attests to the constitutional value of sunset clauses.…”

Fatal distraction: does the Texas capital sentencing statute discourage the consideration of mitigating evidence? by Vartkessian, E

“…Thus, the Texas capital sentencing statute in its application appears to prevent jurors from giving effect to personal mitigation, an essential element of a constitutionally satisfactory death penalty statute.…”

Assessing proportionality in capital cases: a case study of Ohio by Berry III, WW

“…<p>When the United States Supreme Court approved the reinstatement of the death penalty in the United States in 1976, it did so based on the promise of new safeguards against comparative excessiveness and relative disproportionality resulting from jury sentencing in capital cases. …”

Freedom and order : how democratic governments abridge civil liberties after terrorist attacks -- and why sometimes they don't by Rubin, Gabriel, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Disenfranchisement of convicted adult citizens: comparative and international human rights perspectives by Ziegler, R

“…Analogies are drawn between the proposed protocol and the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty.</p> …”