The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International La [Hardcover]

This revised 2002 edition considers new legislation relating to the death penalty in international law.This extensively revised third edition takes account of developments since publication of the second edition in 1997 including consideration of the UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. Introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.This extensively revised third edition takes account of developments since publication of the second edition in 1997 including consideration of the UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. Introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.This extensively revised third edition covers developments since publication of the second edition in 1997. It includes consideration of the UN human rights system, international humanitarian law, European human rights law and Inter-American human rights law. New chapters address capital punishment in African human rights law and international criminal law. An extensive list of appendices contains many of the essential documents for the study of capital punishment in international law. (Introduced with a Foreword by Judge Gilbert Guillaume, President of the International Court of Justice.) Previous Edition Hb (1997): 0-521-58135-4 Previous Edition Pb (1997): 0-521-58887-1Foreword; Plã$