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Attorney General et al. v. Joseph and Boyce

Barbados.  08 November 2006 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Human rights — Right to life — Capital punishment — Recourse to international human rights body — Whether stay of execution required pending outcome of international proceedings — Whether petition for clemency should be stayed pending outcome of international proceedings — Due process

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Unincorporated treaties — American Convention on Human Rights, 1969 — Effect in municipal law — Right of access to international tribunals — Legitimate expectation — International human rights petitions — Prerogative of mercy — Capital punishment — The law of Barbados

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Case Report
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© Cambridge University Press 2008

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