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.