Adam Thurschwell, a respected academic and death penalty lawyer, draws upon continental theory and the Anglo-American jurisprudential tradition in order to deliver a critical survey of both the theoretical aspects of capital punishment and its actual administration.
Pursuing an original political approach rather than taking a moral stance, his discussion compares the topics of sovereignty, power and legitimacy with moral desert or consequentialism and explores their impact on perceptions and practices of capital punishment.
Covering micro-issues of legal doctrine and administrative practice, as well as arguments for and against abolition, this book is an invaluable resource for academics and students in law and political theory.
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
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978-0-415-42423-3 (9780415424233)
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Adam Thurschwell is Associate Professor of Law at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Ohio. He was a civil rights litigator and a criminal defense attorney, and continues to be actively involved in the defense of federal capital cases.
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Cleveland State University, USA
1. Capital Punishment Today 2. Current Jurisprudential Approaches to Capital Punishment: A Critique 3. Political Sovereignty and the Death Penalty 4. Race and Death 5. The Ethics of Capital Punishment 6. Conclusion: Implications, Consequences and Potential Futures
