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Against the Death Penalty
Edited by John D. Bessler
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Does the death penalty violate the US Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently, and thus violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishments specified by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
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Against the Death Penalty, Stephen Breyer, John D. Bessler
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- Released
- 2016
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Against the Death Penalty
- Subtitle
- Edited by John D. Bessler
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stephen Breyer, John D. Bessler
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 162
- ISBN10
- 0815728891
- ISBN13
- 9780815728894
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Business, Legal Topics, Politics, USA, Political Theories, Scientific Theories, International Relations, Human Rights, North America, Government, Court Decisions and Opinions, Capital Punishment
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- Does the death penalty violate the US Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen G. Breyer argues that it does: that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently, and thus violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishments specified by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.