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Freedom And Criminal Responsibility In The Age Of Pound: An Essay On Criminal Justice, Thomas A. Green Jun 1995

Freedom And Criminal Responsibility In The Age Of Pound: An Essay On Criminal Justice, Thomas A. Green

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The concept of freedom has two main aspects: political liberty and freedom of the will. I am concerned here with the latter, although - as these two aspects of freedom are not entirely unrelated to each other - I shall touch also on the former. Enough has been written from a philosophical perspective on the relationship between free will and the law that it is not easy to justify yet another such undertaking. But there may still be room for some informal observations on the manner in which doubts about the concept of freedom of the will affected discussion of …


How Should The Doctrine Of Eternal Rewards Influence The Wesleyan Concept Of Christian Discipleship?, Ron Creasman May 1995

How Should The Doctrine Of Eternal Rewards Influence The Wesleyan Concept Of Christian Discipleship?, Ron Creasman

ATS Dissertations

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Putting Women First, Mary Coombs May 1995

Putting Women First, Mary Coombs

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Gender, Crime, and Punishment by Kathleen Daly


Serious And Habitual Juvenile Offender Statutes: Reconciling Punishment And Rehabilitation Within The Juvenile Justice System, Julianne P. Sheffer Mar 1995

Serious And Habitual Juvenile Offender Statutes: Reconciling Punishment And Rehabilitation Within The Juvenile Justice System, Julianne P. Sheffer

Vanderbilt Law Review

In early 1994, an American teenager was caned by Singapore authorities after his conviction for various acts of vandalism. This highly publicized punishment sparked sharp controversies in the United States. Amnesty International, along with many columnists, condemned Michael Fay's sentence as too harsh, given his youth and the non-violent nature of the crime.' The American public, by contrast, strongly supported the punishment. Apparently, many Americans felt that if tougher sanctions were imposed on youths who committed criminal acts in this country, our delinquency levels would more closely resemble Singapore's almost negligible offense rates. Given the widely held perception that America's …


Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise Jan 1995

Violence Against Women: Translating International Advocacy Into Concrete Change Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Lori L. Heise

American University Law Review

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Death Penalty, Henry G. Schermers Jan 1995

Death Penalty, Henry G. Schermers

Michigan Journal of International Law

Review of The Abolition of the eath Penalty in International Law by William A. Schabas


Proportionality In Non-Capital Sentencing: The Supreme Court's Tortured Approach To Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Steven Grossman Jan 1995

Proportionality In Non-Capital Sentencing: The Supreme Court's Tortured Approach To Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Steven Grossman

Kentucky Law Journal

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A Paradox: Death Penalty Flourishes In U.S. While Declining Worldwide, Laurence A. Grayer Jan 1995

A Paradox: Death Penalty Flourishes In U.S. While Declining Worldwide, Laurence A. Grayer

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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