Justice, mercy, and caprice : clemency and the death penalty in Ireland / Ian O'Donnell.

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O'Donnell, Ian [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Clarendon studies in criminologyPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780191839467

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

364.6509415 23

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K5135

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Summary: A work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment.

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Justice, mercy, and caprice : clemency and the death penalty in Ireland / Ian O'Donnell.