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Title:Tanzania's death penalty debate: an epilogue on Republic v Mbushuu
Authors:Gaitan, AnicethISNI
Kuschnik, BernhardISNI
Year:2009
Periodical:African Human Rights Law Journal (ISSN 1609-073X)
Volume:9
Issue:2
Pages:459-481
Language:English
Geographic term:Tanzania
Subject:capital punishment
Abstract:The imposition of the death sentence seems to be a common method of punishing grave offenders in Africa. In Tanzania, the most famous case involving capital punishment is Republic v Mbushuu, where the accused were convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1994. Yet, there seems to be a new trend, among other things sparked by developments in international criminal justice, to work towards the abolishment of capital punishment. The article argues that Tanzania should abolish capital punishment in the spirit of protection and promotion of human rights, and should strengthen the trend towards the abolition of this punishment for the rest of the African continent. In order to ascertain to what extent abolition is possible, Tanzanian and other arguments (pro and contra) are discussed and considered in perspective. The article calls for a progressive approach to the death penalty debate that works hand in hand with the legal understanding of the international community. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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