Concepts and Insights
The Death Penalty (Concepts and Insights)
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Description
The death penalty is contested across modern social, political, academic, and legal institutions, and this interdisciplinary text helps readers analyze that debate. It begins with Furman v. Georgia, which doubles as the Supreme Court’s only decision striking down the death penalty and as the origin of modern American capital punishment. The text explores the legal rules and moral reasoning behind the principle that the death penalty be reserved for the worst offenders, as well as the most uncomfortable realities of American capital punishment—the likelihood of wrongful executions and the undeniable influence of race on death penalty practice. Discussion of law and theory is always supplemented with appropriate empirical studies, and is connected to the practice of lawyers on the ground. The text concludes with a glimpse to the future of the death penalty, and situates the increasingly exceptional American experience in an international context. This legal material is carefully presented so as to remain accessible to non-lawyers, and it is intended for anyone with an interest in capital punishment.
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- ISBN
- 9781634603218
- Publisher
- West Academic
- Publication Date
- October 2023
Condition Guide
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Acceptable
Readable throughout. Expect highlighting, margin notes, and wear on cover or spine. Best price for the same page numbers.
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Unused and unmarked. Shrinkwrapped when available from the publisher.
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Brand New + eBook
Brand new print copy plus the publisher's eBook and supplemental digital access, where offered.
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