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Justice, mercy, and caprice : clemency and the death penalty in Ireland /

The book is 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 cou...

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Main Author: O'Donnell, Ian (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:
Clemency > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Capital punishment > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Clémence > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Peine de mort > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Clemency
Capital punishment
Ireland
Social services & welfare, criminology.
True Crime.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
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