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The Rule of Law, Constitutional Reform, and the Death Penalty in the Gambia

Andrew Novak

Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business2013article
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Late in the night on August 23, 2012, Gambian President Yayeh Jammeh had nine death row inmates at the notorious Mile 2 Central Prison in The Gambia executed to broad international condemnation. Of the nine, three were convicted of treason, a notoriously politicized charge in a country under Jammeh’s authoritarian hybrid civilian-military rule. Prior to this, The Gambia had only carried out a single execution since its independence from Great Britain in 1965. Specifically, Mustapha Danso was executed for the murder of an army commander during a failed coup attempt in 1981. At the time of the August 23 executions, there were 47 inmates on death row. Two of those executed were Senegalese nationals and at least

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@article{andrew2013,
  title        = {{The Rule of Law, Constitutional Reform, and the Death Penalty in the Gambia}},
  author       = {Andrew Novak},
  journal      = {Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business},
  year         = {2013},
}

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0.70

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact1.00 × 0.4 = 0.40
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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