Death Penalty Jurisprudence in Nigeria
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Adeniyi Olatunbosun PhD, is a Professor of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research interest is on criminal justice, private international law, industrial/ energy law. This book evaluated the underlying principle of retributive theory of punishment behind the application of death penalty fort the offenders and appraised the practice of death penalty by assessing the administration of death sentence through the mode and manner of execution. The study found that death penalty met some objectives of punishment; retribution and deterrence, although there are divergent public views and opinions on the subject.
