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Penalties of Empire

Munn, Christopher

Penalties of Empire

Capital Trials in Colonial Hong Kong

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ISBN: 9789888876884
Published: April 22, 2025
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Pub. Country: Hong Kong
Format: Hardback
Pages: 408

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Penalties of Empire explores justice in Hong Kong during 150 years of the death penalty. Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott emphasized due process in 1909. The book focuses on key trials, public debates, and mercy exercises. It covers the decline, suspension in 1966, and abolition in 1993, tracing criminal justice evolution.

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