The Death Penalty in Contemporary China
China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2012, 2012
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| Series: | Palgrave Series on Asian Governance
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty |
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| Physical Description: | 312 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781137079671 |