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The Abolition Of Capital Punishment: A Comparative Study, Michael L. Call
The Abolition Of Capital Punishment: A Comparative Study, Michael L. Call
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The thesis is a comparative study of two campaigns waged against capital punishment. Specifically, it is an examination of the public arguments and legislative action which transpired in Oregon and Great Britain when their respective legislatures considered and then approved laws to abolish the penalty of death for the crime of murder -- Oregon in 1963 and Britain in 1965.