💎 Capital punishment, based on Mittermaier's "Todesstrafe"

Capital Punishment, based on Mittermaier’s “Todesstrafe” by John Macrae Moir was published in 1865 by Smith, Elder and Co.

The book is a detailed study of the death penalty, drawing on the influential work of German jurist Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier. Moir examines legal arguments, moral debates, and comparative European practices concerning capital punishment during the nineteenth century, a period of significant reform discussions across legal systems.

This work reflects the broader European movement questioning penal severity and contributes to early debates on criminal justice reform and human rights within legal scholarship.

First edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Discoloration to the boards. Good condition for age.