The Next Frontier

preview-18
  • The Next Frontier Book Detail

  • Author : David T Johnson
  • Release Date : 2009-02-02
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 544
  • ISBN 13 : 0199714029
  • File Size : 91,91 MB

The Next Frontier by David T Johnson PDF Summary

Book Description: Today, two-thirds of the world's nations have abolished the death penalty, either officially or in practice, due mainly to the campaign to end state executions led by Western European nations. Will this success spread to Asia, where over 95 percent of executions now occur? Do Asian values and traditions support capital punishment, or will development and democratization end executions in the world's most rapidly developing region? David T. Johnson, an expert on law and society in Asia, and Franklin E. Zimring, a senior authority on capital punishment, combine detailed case studies of the death penalty in Asian nations with cross-national comparisons to identify the critical factors for the future of Asian death penalty policy. The clear trend is away from reliance on state execution and many nations with death penalties in their criminal codes rarely use it. Only the hard-line authoritarian regimes of China, Vietnam, Singapore, and North Korea execute with any frequency, and when authoritarian states experience democratic reforms, the rate of executions drops sharply, as in Taiwan and South Korea. Debunking the myth of "Asian values," Johnson and Zimring demonstrate that politics, rather than culture or tradition, is the major obstacle to the end of executions. Carefully researched and full of valuable lessons, The Next Frontier is the authoritative resource on the death penalty in Asia for scholars, policymakers, and advocates around the world.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The Next Frontier books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The Next Frontier

The Next Frontier

File Size : 21,21 MB
Total View : 1237 Views
DOWNLOAD

Today, two-thirds of the world's nations have abolished the death penalty, either officially or in practice, due mainly to the campaign to end state executions

The Nature of Asian Politics

The Nature of Asian Politics

File Size : 76,76 MB
Total View : 5388 Views
DOWNLOAD

The Nature of Asian Politics provides an unparalleled, comprehensive first look at the politics of Southeast and Northeast Asia.

Changing Contours of Criminal Justice

Changing Contours of Criminal Justice

File Size : 70,70 MB
Total View : 3377 Views
DOWNLOAD

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Oxford Centre for Criminology, this edited collection of essays seeks to explore the changing contours of criminal justi

Fighting for Virtue

Fighting for Virtue

File Size : 87,87 MB
Total View : 1964 Views
DOWNLOAD

Fighting for Virtue investigates how Thailand's judges were tasked by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 2006 with helping to solve the country's int