Bin (Hrsg.) Liang

The Death Penalty in China

ISBN: 978-0-231-54081-0
EAN: 9780231540810
Produktnummer: 22609602
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 868 KB

Policy, Practice, and Reform

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Featuring experts from Europe, Australia, Japan, China, and the United States, this collection of essays follows changes in the theory and policy of China's death penalty from the Mao era (1949-1979) through the Deng era (1980-1997) up to the present day. Using empirical data, such as capital offender and offense profiles, temporal and regional variations in capital punishment, and the impact of social media on public opinion and reform, contributors relay both the character of China's death penalty practices and the incremental changes that indicate reform. They then compare the Chinese experience to other countries throughout Asia and the w… Mehr