Last Chance for Life: Clemency in Southeast Asian Death Penalty Cases

Analyses the differences in clemency practice among the Southeast Asian jurisdictions that continue to employ the death penalty as a form of criminal punishment. Analyzes comparative criminal justice case studies and four justificatory models for clemency in death penalty cases. Studies death penalty and clemency practice in four countries – Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Compares trend across the four case studies to develop and overarching hypothesis explaining clemency incidence in Southeast Asia.