Hanging in the Balance: A History of the Abolition of Capital Punishment in BritainWaterside Press, 1997 - 288 стор. Hanging in the Balance traces the history of capital punishment in the United Kingdom from ancient times to the modern day-through periods of reform until hanging for murder was finally abolished by Parliament in 1969. It describes in detail the Parliamentary and public debates, and notes the stance taken by organizations and individuals (including the tenacious and persistent Sydney Silverman MP). The book collates data and references not previously brought together in one place - and in exploring the underlying issues and the recurring arguments about deterrence, retribution and expediency it provides an invaluable resource vis-à-vis the same debate in the many countries where capital punishment still exists. Lord Callaghan was home secretary at the time of abolition. His Foreword conveys how strong his personal feelings were concerning the death penalty from the time he entered Parliament in 1945. The book's closing chapters record how his insistence that abolition should become permanent ultimately overcame the still considerable opposition. Capital punishment was finally abolished in 1999 throughout the UK. For all practical purposes this had already happened in 1969 when the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 was made fully effective into following a trial period. 'A masterwork': Justice of the Peace |
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3 Moves To Minimise Capital Punishment | 41 |
4 Rush To Reform | 51 |
5 Executions in Private | 59 |
6 Abolition of Public Hangings | 69 |
Another Defeat | 170 |
15 The Homicide Act 1957 | 186 |
16 Confusion | 199 |
17 The Trend Towards Abolition | 216 |
18 Abolition | 233 |
19 The End of the Rope | 252 |
Afterword | 270 |
Milestones to Abolition | 271 |
7 The Campaign at Bay | 76 |
8 Towards a Select Committee | 85 |
9 Peace and War | 97 |
10 The Silverman Amendment | 102 |
11 The Royal Commission | 127 |
12 Trials and Tribulations | 137 |
13 A Quiet Report | 159 |
Prime Ministers from 1800 to 1970 | 273 |
Home Secretaries from 1800 to 1970 | 275 |
Select Bibliography | 277 |
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Back cover | 289 |
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abolish capital punishment abolish the death abolition of capital abolitionists amendment announced appeal April asked the home August believed Bentley Butler capital murder carried Christie Chuter Ede clause committed condemned Conservative convicted court crime criminal law days later death penalty death sentence debate decision deterrent effect Evans evidence executioner favour February free vote gallows Gerald Gardiner guilty hanging hangman Hansard Home Office home secretary Homicide Act 1957 House of Commons House of Lords Howard League ibid ibid imprisonment innocent inquiry January John judge July June jury killed Labour letter Lord Chancellor Lord Gardiner M'Naghten Rules manslaughter March Marwood Maxwell Fyfe mercy motion Newgate November October offences Parliament passed penal pointed prison officers proposed public opinion R. A. Butler recommendations reform replied reprieve retentionists Romilly rope Royal Commission Ruth Ellis scaffold Scott Henderson second reading sentenced to death Sydney Silverman trial victim William women wrote