The death penalty in Africa :

Karimunda, Aimé Muyoboke,

The death penalty in Africa : the path towards abolition / Aimé Muyoboke Karimunda, Supreme Court of the Republic of Rwanda and the University of Rwanda. - xxx, 221 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.

General introduction -- The death penalty : ideas and practice in pre-colonial Africa -- The death penalty during the period of peaceful legal influences in Africa -- The death penalty as a colonial policy in Africa -- The death penalty as a political instrument in Africa -- Concluding remarks on de facto abolition in Africa.

9781472415349 (hardback) 1472415345 (hardback)

2014003012


Capital punishment--Africa.

KQC981.4 / .K37 2014

364.66096