Capital Punishment and British Politics - The British Movement to Abolish the Death Penalty 1945-47

First published in 1962, Capital Punishment and British Politics illuminates the process of political decision-making in Britain by analysing the complex activities that led to the passage of the Homicide Act of 1957.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Capital Punishment, the Law of Murder and the Genesis of Reform 2. The Labour Government and Abolition 3. Between Parliamentary Storms 4. Capital Punishment in the Courtroom 5. The Campaign Renewed 6. Conservative Government and Abolition 7. The Capital Punishment Controversy and the Political Process Selected Bibliography Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Index

About the author

James B. Christoph

Summary

First published in 1962, Capital Punishment and British Politics illuminates the process of political decision-making in Britain by analysing the complex activities that led to the passage of the Homicide Act of 1957.

Product details

• Authors: James B. Christoph
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032396743
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239674-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Capital Punishment