1st Edition
Capital Punishment and British Politics The British Movement to Abolish the Death Penalty 1945-47
By James B. Christoph
Copyright 1962
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1962, Capital Punishment and British Politics illuminates the process of political decision-making in Britain by analysing the complex activities that led to the passage of a major piece of social legislation, the Homicide Act of 1957. His case study, based on dozens of interviews, reveals in detail the workings of British politics and assesses the impact of the clash of... Read more
Introduction 1. Capital Punishment, the Law of Murder and the Genesis of Reform 2. The Labour Government and Abolition 3. Between Parliamentary Storms 4. Capital Punishment in the Courtroom 5. The Campaign Renewed 6. Conservative Government and Abolition 7. The Capital Punishment Controversy and the Political Process Selected Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Index
Biography
James B. Christoph
