Abolition : one man's battle against the death penalty / Robert Badinter ; translated by Jeremy Mercer ; foreword by Kenneth Roth.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Abolition. English
Main Author: Badinter, Robert
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Published: Boston : Hanover : Northeastern University Press ; University Press of New England, [2008], ©2008.
Edition:[English edition].
Subjects:
Capital punishment > France > History.
Physical Description:xix, 214 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • From principles to action
  • The Patrick Henry affair
  • The Patrick Henry trial
  • A moment of uncertainty
  • The return of the guillotine
  • Between morals and politics
  • A harsh winter
  • The skirting of the debate
  • The Garceau trial
  • The return of the death penalty
  • The election of François Mitterrand
  • The law.