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The Death Penalty: Developments In Caribbean Jurisprudence, Anthony Gifford
The Death Penalty: Developments In Caribbean Jurisprudence, Anthony Gifford
International Journal of Legal Information
The presentation analyzes death penalty developments in the Caribbean jurisprudence. The discussion of a series of court decisions leads to the opinion that it is not right for the State to “end the life of a human being.” It questions death penalty as punishment for crime versus “the capacity of individuals for redemption and rehabilitation."
Of Atkins And Men: Deviations From Clinical Definitions Of Mental Retardation In Death Penalty Cases, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Christopher Seeds
Of Atkins And Men: Deviations From Clinical Definitions Of Mental Retardation In Death Penalty Cases, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Christopher Seeds
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
Under Atkins v. Virginia, the Eighth Amendment exempts from execution individuals who meet the clinical definitions of mental retardation set forth by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the American Psychiatric Association. Both define mental retardation as significantly subaverage intellectual functioning accompanied by significant limitations in adaptive functioning, originating before the age of 18. Since Atkins, most jurisdictions have adopted definitions of mental retardation that conform to those definitions. But some states, looking often to stereotypes of persons with mental retardation, apply exclusion criteria that deviate from and are more restrictive than the accepted scientific and clinical …
Mitigating Death, Emily Hughes
Mitigating Death, Emily Hughes
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
An Empirical Analysis Of Habeas Corpus: The Impact Of Teague V. Lane And The Anti-Terrorism And Death Penalty Act On Habeas Petition Success Rates And Judicial Efficiency, Joann Lee
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell
The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
No abstract provided.
How Empirical Studies Can Affect Positively The Politics Of The Death Penalty, Ronald J. Tabak
How Empirical Studies Can Affect Positively The Politics Of The Death Penalty, Ronald J. Tabak
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Update: American Public Opinion On The Death Penalty-It’S Getting Personal , Samuel R. Gross
Update: American Public Opinion On The Death Penalty-It’S Getting Personal , Samuel R. Gross
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Racial Discrimination And The Death Penalty In The Post-Furman Era: An Empirical And Legal Overview With Recent Findings From Philadelphia , David C. Baldus, George Woodworth, David Zuckerman, Neil Alan Weiner
Racial Discrimination And The Death Penalty In The Post-Furman Era: An Empirical And Legal Overview With Recent Findings From Philadelphia , David C. Baldus, George Woodworth, David Zuckerman, Neil Alan Weiner
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
As The Gentle Rain From Heaven: Mercy In Capital Sentencing , Stephen P. Garvey
As The Gentle Rain From Heaven: Mercy In Capital Sentencing , Stephen P. Garvey
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
States That Kill: Discretion And The Death Penalty—A Worldwide Perspective, Ariane M. Schreiber
States That Kill: Discretion And The Death Penalty—A Worldwide Perspective, Ariane M. Schreiber
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Tyburn Thanatos And Marxist Historiography: The Case Of The London Hanged , Charles J. Reid Jr.
Tyburn Thanatos And Marxist Historiography: The Case Of The London Hanged , Charles J. Reid Jr.
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Canadian Extradition And The Death Penalty: Seeking A Constitutional Assurance Of Life, John Pak
Canadian Extradition And The Death Penalty: Seeking A Constitutional Assurance Of Life, John Pak
Cornell International Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Justice Douglas And The Rosenberg Case Setting The Record Straight , William Cohen
Justice Douglas And The Rosenberg Case Setting The Record Straight , William Cohen
Cornell Law Review
No abstract provided.