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A disproportionate risk of being executed: why Pakistani migrants are vulnerable to capital punishment in Saudi Arabia

Abstract:

Many labour migrants in the Arab Gulf countries are from South Asia. Necessary to local economies, they enjoy few rights and protections from host states, particularly when accused of serious crimes. Our original empirical data suggests a disproportionate number of Pakistanis sentenced to death and executed in Saudi Arabia and we explore explanations within a wider discussion of the place and experiences of South Asian migrants in the Gulf. Our data suggest that drug laws and penal policies l...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/bjc/azac100

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Law
Sub department:
Centre for Criminology
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
British Journal of Criminology Journal website
Publication date:
2023-01-07
Acceptance date:
2022-12-13
DOI:
EISSN:
1464-3529
ISSN:
0007-0955
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1322029
Local pid:
pubs:1322029
Deposit date:
2023-01-13

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