Dr Amor Boubakri – Professor of Law, University of Sousse

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Sep 27 2011 (IPS) - DEATH PENALTY: On Popular Demand
By Sanjay Suri

LONDON, Sep 27, 2011 (IPS) – The image endures of the death penalty in force across the Arab world because it is considered somehow Islamic, and because most regimes are undeniably autocratic. But campaigners on the ground say the death penalty might just be in place because the people want it. Which would make it in essence a democratic institution.

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