Political Audiences and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in the Asia Pacific
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This article investigates why some states in the Asia Pacific have retained capital punishment, while others have abolished it, either de facto or de jure. In contrast to existing theories, it is theorised that governments conduct cost-benefit calculations considering both domestic support and international pressure for abolition, then formulate their death penalty policy based on the lowest cost scenario. This theory is tested by applying controlled comparison and process tracing analysis to three cases: Cambodia, South Korea, and Indonesia. These case studies demonstrate that pressures from domestic and international political audiences are determinative in states’ decision-making processes regarding capital punishment.
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Political Audiences and the Abolition of Capital Punishment in the Asia Pacific
In: Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the LawSearch for other papers by Samantha Bradley in
Current site
Google Scholar
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This article investigates why some states in the Asia Pacific have retained capital punishment, while others have abolished it, either de facto or de jure. In contrast to existing theories, it is theorised that governments conduct cost-benefit calculations considering both domestic support and international pressure for abolition, then formulate their death penalty policy based on the lowest cost scenario. This theory is tested by applying controlled comparison and process tracing analysis to three cases: Cambodia, South Korea, and Indonesia. These case studies demonstrate that pressures from domestic and international political audiences are determinative in states’ decision-making processes regarding capital punishment.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1194 | 116 | 5 |
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| PDF Views & Downloads | 134 | 14 | 0 |
