Throughout human history, it is commonly understood that those who commit crimes must be punished. The many different ways in which this punishment could acceptably be executed, however, have been as much subject to historical change as the societies that pronounce it. One particularly controversial kind of punishment is the death penalty - a term that describes the legal, state-sanctioned execution of a person.
The OHTE Ad hoc study on "The Abolition of the death penalty in history teaching" looks into its portrayal in history curricula and textbooks of the member states of the Observatory for History Teaching in Europe (OHTE). It also invites teachers from OHTE member states to share their experiences of teaching and learning about the death penalty and its abolition in the classroom.
Read the report here.
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