Killing as punishment: reflections on the death penalty in America

Introduction -- The death penalty in America, yesterday and today -- American populism : witnesses to an execution -- Convicting and executing the innocent -- Executive clemency in capital cases -- The choice between imprisonment and death -- A moral reading of the Eighth Amendment -- Human dignity...

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Autor principal: Bedau, Hugo Adam (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Boston Northeastern University Press 2004
En:Año: 2004
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Capital Punishment > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
Capital Punishment > Political aspects > United States
Capital Punishment > United States
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Sumario:Introduction -- The death penalty in America, yesterday and today -- American populism : witnesses to an execution -- Convicting and executing the innocent -- Executive clemency in capital cases -- The choice between imprisonment and death -- A moral reading of the Eighth Amendment -- Human dignity and the Eighth Amendment -- Using moral principles to argue about the death penalty -- Abolishing the death penalty even for the worst murderers -- Epilogue
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-232) and index
Descripción Física:XI, 241 S.
ISBN:155553595X