CJ 735 International Perspectives on the Death Penalty
The course entails a study of legal and social history of the death penalty and how it is applied in different parts of the world. Students will examine controversial cases, and the way capital punishment is used to prop up political regimes. Students will learn about the troubling issues of race, class and religion. The course will also examine the widespread use of capital punishment in particular countries and the abolishment of the death penalty in other regions of the world.