Capital Punishment As A Deterrent: And The Alternative
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At a time when the gallows still cast a long shadow over British justice, Gerald Gardiner — one of the twentieth century's most distinguished legal minds — mounts a devastating challenge to the institution of capital punishment in Capital Punishment as a Deterrent: And the Alternative. With the precision and authority of a Queen's Counsel at the height of his powers, Gardiner systematically dismantles the prevailing argument that the death penalty serves as an effective deterrent to crime, drawing on empirical evidence, comparative legal analysis, and a profound moral reckoning with the state's right to take a human life. The work does not merely critique; it proposes, laying out a coherent and humane framework for what might replace execution as society's ultimate sanction. Published by the renowned Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1956 — a house synonymous with progressive and reformist thought — this slender but consequential volume arrived at a pivotal moment in the British abolitionist movement, helping to shape the intellectual climate that would lead to the suspension of capital punishment just a decade later. Gardiner's prose is precise and unflinching, combining the rigour of legal argument with the urgency of a moral crusade, making this an indispensable document for anyone seeking to understand how a society confronts and ultimately rejects its most irreversible punishment. For those who believe the law is never static, Gardiner's arguments remain as pointed today as when he first made them.
Author: Gerald Gardiner Q.C.
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
At a time when the gallows still cast a long shadow over British justice, Gerald Gardiner — one of the twentieth century's most distinguished legal minds — mounts a devastating challenge to the institution of capital punishment in Capital Punishment as a Deterrent: And the Alternative. With the precision and authority of a Queen's Counsel at the height of his powers, Gardiner systematically dismantles the prevailing argument that the death penalty serves as an effective deterrent to crime, drawing on empirical evidence, comparative legal analysis, and a profound moral reckoning with the state's right to take a human life. The work does not merely critique; it proposes, laying out a coherent and humane framework for what might replace execution as society's ultimate sanction. Published by the renowned Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1956 — a house synonymous with progressive and reformist thought — this slender but consequential volume arrived at a pivotal moment in the British abolitionist movement, helping to shape the intellectual climate that would lead to the suspension of capital punishment just a decade later. Gardiner's prose is precise and unflinching, combining the rigour of legal argument with the urgency of a moral crusade, making this an indispensable document for anyone seeking to understand how a society confronts and ultimately rejects its most irreversible punishment. For those who believe the law is never static, Gardiner's arguments remain as pointed today as when he first made them.