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The Meaning and Challenges of an Interdisciplinary Sentencing Exercise: Reflections from a Death Penalty Mitigation Practice

By Anup Surendranath and Maitreyi Misra, on 17 October 2025


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The article “The Meaning and Challenges of an Interdisciplinary Sentencing Exercise: Reflections from a Death Penalty Mitigation Practice” published in Socio-Legal Review examines how India’s death penalty framework requires a socio-legal or interdisciplinary approach that combines law with social sciences.

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