ISBN:
9780804753326
,
9780804753333
Language:
English
Pages:
238 S.
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Law, philosophy
DDC:
364.63
Keywords:
Capital punishment Moral and ethical aspects
;
Criminal justice, Administration of
;
Clemency
;
Pardon
;
Capital punishment Moral and ethical aspects
;
Criminal justice, Administration of United States
;
Clemency
;
Pardon
;
Konferenzschrift
;
Todesstrafe
;
Gnadenrecht
;
Rechtsethik
Description / Table of Contents:
Toward new theoretical perspectives on forgiveness, mercy, and clemency : an introduction / Nasser Hussain and Austin Sarat -- Tempering or tampering? Mercy and the administration of criminal justice / Carol S. Steiker -- Should mercy have a place in clemency decisions? / Daniel T. Kobil -- The merciful state / Linda Ross Meyer -- Revising the past : on the metaphysics of repentance, forgiveness, and pardon / Meir Dan-Cohen -- Comparative national blaming : W.G. Sebald on the bombing of Germany / Bruce Robbins -- Keeping the peace / Adam Sitze
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2006012940-b.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2006012940-d.html
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