Deborah Denno was quoted in a BBC News article about the European Union’s effort to limit the global trade of torture instruments used to carry out executions.
Deborah Denno, a professor at Fordham Law School in New York, said formation of the alliance suggests that more countries are questioning the use of torture and the death penalty – even if the practices persist.
The drive should also have a practical effect, helping close off places outside of Europe where the US could look to import drugs for execution, she added.
“This looks like a really positive development,” she said.
