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Whatever Happened To…U.S. v. Burns: Extradition and the Death Penalty

By CPLEA Administrator | May 7, 2015

Famous Case Revisited

The Death Penalty Around the World About 140 countries have permanently abolished the death penalty.  Some 50 countries have it on the books but don’t use it; 36 countries continue to use the death penalty, and 22 of these carried out executions in 2013. Japan and the United States are the only … [Read more...]

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