Andrew Novak: 3 books
Comparative Executive Clemency
The Constitutional Pardon Power and the Prerogative of Mercy in Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
Virtually every constitutional order in the common law world contains a provision for executive clemency or pardon in criminal cases. This facility for legal mercy is not limited to a single place in modern legal systems, but is instead realized through various practices such as a law enforcement...
The Global Decline of the Mandatory Death Penalty
Constitutional Jurisprudence and Legislative Reform in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Historically, at English common law, the death penalty was mandatory for the crime of murder and other violent felonies. Over the last three decades, however, many former British colonies have reformed their capital punishment regimes to permit judicial sentencing discretion, including consideration...
The International Criminal Court
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
This book is about the International Criminal Court (ICC), a new and highly distinctive criminal justice institution with the ability to prosecute the highest-level government officials, including heads of state, even in countries that have not accepted its jurisdiction. The book explores the historical...