NCJ Number
26470
Date Published
1972
Length
224 pages
Annotation
HISTORY OF THE PRACTICES, LAWS, AND THEORETICAL BASES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SINCE ANCIENT TIMES, FOCUSING ON COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAWS IN FRANCE AND THOSE IN OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
THE TEXT FEATURES A DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT ON THE BASIS OF THE HUMANIST PHILOSOPHIES IN EUROPE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. INCLUDED IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FRENCH SOURCES. --IN FRENCH