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Introduction: Death Penalty And International Law, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

Introduction: Death Penalty And International Law, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

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Introduction: How We Vote: Electronic Voting And Other Voting Practices In The United States, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

Introduction: How We Vote: Electronic Voting And Other Voting Practices In The United States, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

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The Promise Of Brown Forty Years Later: Introduction, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

The Promise Of Brown Forty Years Later: Introduction, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

No abstract provided.


Religion In The Public Square, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

Religion In The Public Square, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

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Remembering Our Friend And Colleague, Professor Charles Koch (1944-2012), Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

Remembering Our Friend And Colleague, Professor Charles Koch (1944-2012), Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

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God And The Executioner: The Influence Of Western Religion On The Use Of The Death Penalty, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

God And The Executioner: The Influence Of Western Religion On The Use Of The Death Penalty, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

In this Essay, Professor Douglas conducts an historical review of religious attitudes toward capital punishment and the influence of those attitudes on the state's use of the death penalty. He surveys the Christian Church's strong support for capital punishment throughout most of its history, along with recent expressions of opposition from many Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish groups. Despite this recent abolitionist sentiment from an array of religious institutions, Professor Douglas notes a divergence of opinion between the "pulpit and the pew" as the laity continues to support the death penalty in large numbers. Professor Douglas accounts for this divergence by …


Foreword: The Legacy Of St. George Tucker, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

Foreword: The Legacy Of St. George Tucker, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

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