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Mercy In American Law: The Promise Of The Adoption Of The Outlook Of Jewish Law, Yehiel Kaplan Jan 2021

Mercy In American Law: The Promise Of The Adoption Of The Outlook Of Jewish Law, Yehiel Kaplan

Touro Law Review

Under Jewish law, mercy and compassion are essential principles to ensure the presence of a just legal system. Not only do mercy and compassion in the law preserve traditional values of human dignity, implementing a more compassionate legal system has practical benefits in both the spheres of legal judgment and of legal punishment. This article will compare the Jewish legal system’s application of these necessary doctrines to how other modern legal systems, including the American legal system, implement mercy and compassion. As a result of this in-depth comparison, this article recommends that the American legal system, and other modern legal …


Does Religion Have A Role In Criminal Sentencing?, Jack B. Weinstein May 2014

Does Religion Have A Role In Criminal Sentencing?, Jack B. Weinstein

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Christian Executioner: Reconciling “An Eye For An Eye” With “Turn The Other Cheek”, Jill Jones Oct 2012

The Christian Executioner: Reconciling “An Eye For An Eye” With “Turn The Other Cheek”, Jill Jones

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Forensic Science Or Forgettable Science?, Craig M. Cooley Jan 2005

Forensic Science Or Forgettable Science?, Craig M. Cooley

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Procedural Default In Capital Cases, F. Thomas Schornhorst Jan 2005

Procedural Default In Capital Cases, F. Thomas Schornhorst

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


The Value Of Procedure, Stephen R. Creason Jan 2005

The Value Of Procedure, Stephen R. Creason

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Consistency, Proportionality, And Substantive Judicial Review In Capital Sentencing, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr. Jan 2005

Consistency, Proportionality, And Substantive Judicial Review In Capital Sentencing, H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Changing The Role Of Appellate Judges In Capital Cases, Sam Kamin Jan 2005

Changing The Role Of Appellate Judges In Capital Cases, Sam Kamin

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Concluding Remarks, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jan 2005

Concluding Remarks, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Substantive Appellate Review In Capital Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jan 2005

Substantive Appellate Review In Capital Cases, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: Toward A Model Death Penalty Code: The Massachusetts Governor's Council Report.


Deliberate Indifference: Judicial Tolerance Of Racial Bias In Criminal Justice, Bryan A. Stevenson, * Ruth E. Friedman Mar 1994

Deliberate Indifference: Judicial Tolerance Of Racial Bias In Criminal Justice, Bryan A. Stevenson, * Ruth E. Friedman

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.