1. Introduction -- 2. Classifying Clemency -- 3. For and Against Clemency -- 4. Juries and Judges -- 5. Extraordinary Courts -- 6. Governments -- 7. Blurring the Separation of Powers -- 8. Undoing Death I -- 9. Undoing Death II -- 10. Release -- Postcript
Summary
The book is a work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 14, 2017)
