TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Donnell,Ian
TI  - Justice, mercy, and caprice : : clemency and the death penalty in Ireland 
T2  - Clarendon studies in criminology
SN  - 9780198798477
AV  - HV8699 ODO 
PY  - 2017///
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
KW  - Capital punishment
KW  - Ireland
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The book is a work of criminal justice history that speaks to the emergence of a more humane Irish state - a close examination of the decision to grant clemency to those sentenced to death between 1923 and 1990, addressing important issues of law and penology that are of continuing relevance for countries that use capital punishment
ER  -