Abstract The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of the world creates political tensions within these countries and between governments of retentionist and abolitionist countries. After the Second World War, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. This article argues that the major determinants of this global trend towards abolition are political, a claim which receives support in a quantitative cross-national analysis from 1950 to 2002. Democracy, democratisation, international political pressure on retentionist countries and peer group effects in relatively abolitionist regions all raise the likelihood of abolition. There is also a partisan effect, as abolition becomes mor...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...
Capital punishment (sometimes referred to as the death penalty) is the carrying out of a legal sente...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...
Abstract The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of...
The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of the worl...
The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of the wor...
On the eve of World War II, eight countries had completely abolished the death penalty and another s...
During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than ...
On the eve of World War II, eight countries had completely abolished the death penalty and another s...
The number of countries to abolish capital punishment has increased remarkably since the end of 1988...
What explains the difference between the United States and the many other countries that have abolis...
Two-thirds of the countries worldwide have moved away from the death penalty in law or in practice, ...
The United States, like the larger international community, likely will tend toward greater abolitio...
The United States, like the larger international community, likely will tend toward greater abolitio...
During the past 45 years, nearly 100 national states have abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...
Capital punishment (sometimes referred to as the death penalty) is the carrying out of a legal sente...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...
Abstract The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of...
The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of the worl...
The death penalty is like no other punishment. Its continued existence in many countries of the wor...
On the eve of World War II, eight countries had completely abolished the death penalty and another s...
During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than ...
On the eve of World War II, eight countries had completely abolished the death penalty and another s...
The number of countries to abolish capital punishment has increased remarkably since the end of 1988...
What explains the difference between the United States and the many other countries that have abolis...
Two-thirds of the countries worldwide have moved away from the death penalty in law or in practice, ...
The United States, like the larger international community, likely will tend toward greater abolitio...
The United States, like the larger international community, likely will tend toward greater abolitio...
During the past 45 years, nearly 100 national states have abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...
Capital punishment (sometimes referred to as the death penalty) is the carrying out of a legal sente...
This special collection of articles on the death penalty and the politics of abolition in Asia and t...