Abolishing the Death Penalty: An Untested Legal Argument

This paper supplies the logical and substantive framework for an untested challenge to the legality of the death penalty in the United States. As such, it yields a novel strategy for appellants and supporting amici seeking review of capital cases in the United States Supreme Court. With twin relianc...

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Autor principal: Sarver, Vernon Thomas (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2014
En: American journal of criminal justice
Año: 2014, Volumen: 39, Número: 4, Páginas: 808-817
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Reparation
Fourteenth Amendment
John Locke
Social Contract
death penalty
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Sumario:This paper supplies the logical and substantive framework for an untested challenge to the legality of the death penalty in the United States. As such, it yields a novel strategy for appellants and supporting amici seeking review of capital cases in the United States Supreme Court. With twin reliance on the right of the people to reparation for harm wrongly inflicted by others and their constitutional right to Due Process of Law under the Fourteenth Amendment, this paper advances the argument that the mere possibility of a wrongful execution yields an imperative for abolishment of capital punishment by the Court.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-014-9264-4