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 u...

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;.