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The Abolition of Capital Punishment in New Zealand 1935-1961: A Utilitarian Resolution to an Irresolvable Issue

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dc.contributor.advisor Boast, Richard
dc.contributor.author Steiner, Jack
dc.date.accessioned 2013-04-07T21:40:10Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-02T03:33:21Z
dc.date.available 2013-04-07T21:40:10Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-02T03:33:21Z
dc.date.copyright 2012
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/28700
dc.description.abstract This paper details New Zealand’s history of capital punishment for murder from 1935 to 1961. It addresses the history and reasons behind abolition in 1941, reinstatement in 1950 and final abolition in 1961, noting how the issue was politicised until the 1961 vote. This paper then concentrates on the 1961 decision to abolish. It addresses the principal issues in relation to capital punishment and analyses the development of attitudes toward these issues in New Zealand and Britain. It then attempts to justify how abolition in 1961 can be interpreted as a utilitarian enterprise which is an interpretation consistent with the development of New Zealand’s penal system at the time. Finally, the legacy of abolition in New Zealand will be addressed, concluding that from a utilitarian perspective, it has been a success. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject Capital punishment en_NZ
dc.subject Abolition en_NZ
dc.subject New Zealand en_NZ
dc.title The Abolition of Capital Punishment in New Zealand 1935-1961: A Utilitarian Resolution to an Irresolvable Issue en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit School of Law en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.marsden 390106 Criminal law en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Masters Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Law en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.level Masters en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Master of Law en_NZ


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