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.
| ISBN: | 9781137438751 |
| Publication date: | 16th April 2014 |
| Author: | Andrew Novak |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Pivot an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 122 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Genres: |
Penology and punishment Human rights, civil rights Sociology: family and relationships Crime and criminology African history |