RT Book T1 The death penalty as torture: from the Dark Ages to abolition A1 Bessler, John D. 1967- LA English PP Durham, North Carolina PB Carolina Academic Press YR 2017 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1625284217 AB The dark ages -- The enlightenment -- The abolition movement -- The machinery of death -- The U.S. Supreme Court -- The Law and its evolution -- Lawful vs. unlawful sanctions -- The death pealty as torture --- A Jus Cogens norm NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN K5104 SN 9781611639261 K1 Capital Punishment : History K1 Capital Punishment : United States K1 Capital Punishment K1 United States K1 History