ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book contentions that the abolition of capital punishment requires far more than the repeal of executions, important though this is. It examines strategies employed to abolish the death penalty in light of their repercussions by looking at the approaches employed by civil society, lawyers and states informed by accounts of regional and country developments. The book looks at the litigation strategies deployed in Commonwealth Africa and the Caribbean, and considers the aftermath of the judgments in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi. Sanaz Alasti provides a comprehensive review of two iconic capital punishment issues age and religion providing a survey of Islamic countries where there is evidence of the continued execution of juveniles. Giao Vu Cong examines the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, another enigmatic communist nation characterized by the numerous levels of decision-making impacting on any consideration to abolish the death penalty.
