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Why Did China Reform Its Death Penalty?, Kandis Scott
Why Did China Reform Its Death Penalty?, Kandis Scott
Faculty Publications
China recently reformed its death penalty laws, and as a result the government has executed fewer prisoners. The author explores possible reasons and policy concerns behind China's legal reform. These influences include international forces and domestic factors, such as the media, changed circumstances, compassion, and politics. Although hardly transparent, the underlying motivations for the revisions suggest that eventually China may abolish capital punishment, perhaps even before the United States does so.
But Can It Be Fixed? A Look At Constitutional Challenges To Lethal Injection Executions, Ellen Kreitzberg, David Richter
But Can It Be Fixed? A Look At Constitutional Challenges To Lethal Injection Executions, Ellen Kreitzberg, David Richter
Faculty Publications
This article argues that California's Procedure 770 as currently implemented is unconstitutional. Judge Fogel, after an exhaustive review of evidence from all parties,agrees. Although Judge Fogel believes that the lethal injection system, while broken "can be fixed," we argue that lethal injection, as a method of execution, is always unconstitutional because the procedures employed in its administration can never ensure against unnecessary risk of pain to the inmate. We also argue that the California legislature must step in to publicly review lethal injection executions and to investigate the conduct of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in the …
California Death Penalty Laws And The California Supreme Court: A Ten Year Perspective, Gerald F. Uelmen
California Death Penalty Laws And The California Supreme Court: A Ten Year Perspective, Gerald F. Uelmen
Faculty Publications
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Memorandum From William O. Douglas To Law Clerks Regarding Death Penalty [1971], William O. Douglas
Memorandum From William O. Douglas To Law Clerks Regarding Death Penalty [1971], William O. Douglas
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