Principii di diritto civile 18 / per F. Laurent ; 1. trad. italiana dell'avv. Giuseppe Trono con note relative alla giurisprudenza italiana e appendici sul diritto positivo dei più illustri italiani. - Napoli : Vallardi, 1883

• Record Nr.: UNICAMPANIASUN0096186
• Autore: Laurent, Francois
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: 623 p. ; 25 cm
• Descrizione fisica: Fondo Raffaele Papa.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Hanging in the balance : a history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain / / Brian P. Block, John Hostettler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970402603321
• Autore: Block Brian P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hampshire, England : , : Waterside Press, , 1997
• ISBN: 9781908162397; 1908162392
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): HostettlerJohn
• Disciplina: 364.66/0941
• Soggetti: Capital punishment - Great Britain - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""About the authors""; ""Copyright and publication details""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1. Capital Crimes""; ""2. Gruesome Scenes""; ""3. Moves To Minimise Capital Punishment""; ""4. Rush To Reform""; ""5. Executions in Private""; ""6. Abolition of Public Hangings""; ""7. The Campaign at Bay""; ""8. Towards a Select Committee""; ""9. Peace and War""; ""10. The Silverman Amendment""; ; ""11. The Royal Commission""; ""12. Trials and Tribulations""; ""13. A Quiet Report""; ""14. Another Victory: Another Defeat""; ""15. The Homicide Act 1957""; ""16. Confusion""; ""17. The Trend Towards Abolition""""18. Abolition""; ""19. The End of the Rope""; ""Afterword""; ""APPENDIX I: Milestones to Abolition""; ""APPENDIX II: Prime Ministers from 1800 to 1970""; ""APPENDIX III: Home Secretaries from 1800 to 1970""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Traces the History of capital punishment in the United Kingdom from ancient times to periods of reform until hanging for murder was finally abolished by Parliament in 1969. This book describes the Parliamentary and public debates, and notes the stance taken by organizations and individuals.