The Barbaric punishment : : Aabolishing the death penalty. / / by Hans Göran Franck in cooperation with Klas Nyman ; revised and edited by William A. Schabas.

• Superior document: The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library ; 12
• VerfasserIn: Franck, Hans Göran, 1925-1997,
• TeilnehmendeR: Nyman, Klas,; Schabas, William A.,
• Place / Publishing House: The Hague, The Netherlands ;, London ;, New York : : M. Nihjoff Publishers,, [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library ; 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In this volume, Swedish human rights activist and political figure, Hans Göran Franck, examines the administration of the death penalty from a historical perspective. The author's opinions are based on his lifelong work and devotion to abolishing the 'barbaric punishment'. Building upon previously unpublished material and considerable detail drawn from Franck's personal experiences, it focuses on both the progressive developments within European countries and institutions over several decades, and the frustratingly retrograde situation that prevails in the United States. The author dedicated this book to those facing a sentence of death. During the course of his work, the author traveled to numerous countries and met many condemned men and women. Publication of this important volume, which comes a few years after Hans Göran Franck's untimely passing, coincides with a major development to which he contributed, the adoption of Protocol No. 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which abolishes capital punishment in both wartime and peacetime. William A. Schabas a law professor who specializes in the subject of capital punishment, has ensured that the manuscript is up to date, and contributed the introductory chapter.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note -- Foreword -- Introduction by William A. Schabas -- The Time is Ripe -- Arguments for and Against the Death Penalty -- Historical Uses of the Death Penalty -- The Death Penalty in International Law -- Worldwide Use of the Death Penalty -- The Death Penalty in Sweden -- The Death Penalty and Democracy -- Appendices;.