Comparative Cruelty: A Comparative Analysis of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section Nine of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act

Given that the United States Constitution and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act both contain prohibitions against governmental acts of cruelty and torture, this Article offers a comparative analysis of the judicial interpretations of the meaning of “cruel” in the prohibition against cruel and unusu...

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Main Author: Leonetti, Carrie (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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