Capital Drug Laws in Asia
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 07 August 2025
- 24 July 2025
- ISBN:
- 9781009513555
- 9781009513517
- Dimensions:
- (229 x 152 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.601kg, 302 Pages
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- Subjects:
- Socio-Legal Studies, Law, Human Rights
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Book description
The book documents, analyses and makes accessible the law and policy related to illicit drugs in various Asian jurisdictions. The focus is specifically on the measures undertaken in Asia to combat drug offences and, in particular, the use of the death penalty for such offences. It will enhance the ability of public policy and law makers, non-governmental organisations and the general population to engage in the debate on the appropriate approach towards illicit drugs. A wide range of Asian jurisdictions, particularly in Southeast Asia, have been intentionally selected to show a diversity of approaches in the 'war on drugs' debate. The areas examined include developments in the law and policy relating to illicit drugs; use of criminal law measures to combat drug-related offences; motivations of drug offenders; public support for punitive punishments; structure of the laws; procedural rights of accused persons; mandatory/discretionary sentencing and use of the death penalty.
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‘Capital Drug Laws in Asia stands as a valuable and most welcome reference for understanding the intersections of drug policy, criminal justice, and human rights in contemporary Asia. At a time when executions continue even as the clamor for reform endures, the book compels us to look beyond the spectacle of punishment and reckon with the deeper political, social, and economic currents that sustain it.’
Gideon Lasco Source: Asian Journal of Criminology
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