Abolishing the death penalty worldwide: The impact of a new dynamic

Crime and Justice

Volumn 38, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-63

  Hood, Roger ^a   Hoyle, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956345451     PISSN: 01923234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/599200     Document Type: Article

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