The death penalty in Africa : foundations and future prospects

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Title:

The death penalty in Africa : foundations and future prospects

Author:

Novak, Andrew, author.

ISBN:

9781137438751

Personal Author:

Novak, Andrew, author.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

vii, 122 pages ; 23 cm.

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Contents:

Introduction to the death penalty in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Capital punishment in precolonial African society -- Executions and state power during the colonial period -- The politicization of the death penalty after independence -- An opening : the death penalty in an era of democratization -- The operation of the modern death penalty in Africa -- Conclusion : the future of the death penalty in Africa.

Subject Term:

Capital punishment -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

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Summary

In recent years the death penalty has sharply declined across Africa, but this trend belies actual public opinion and the retributivist sentiments held by political elites. This study explains capital punishment in Africa in terms of culturally specific notions of life and death as well as the colonial-era imposition of criminal and penal policy.