Pain, Death, and the Law.

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This collection of essays examines the relationship between pain, death, and the law and addresses the question of how the law constructs pain and death as jurisprudential facts. The empirical focus of these essays enables the reader to delve into both the history and the theoretical complexities of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarat, Austin (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2009.
Temas:
Human body > Law and legislation > United States.
Capital punishment > United States.
Pain > Social aspects.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Douleur > Aspect social.
Capital punishment
Human body > Law and legislation
Pain > Social aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: On Pain and Death as Facts of Legal Life / Austin Sarat; The Problem of Pain in Punishment: Historical Perspectives / Karl Shoemaker; Killing Me Softly: Capital Punishment and the Technologies for Taking Life / Austin Sarat; What the Law Must Not Hear: On Capital Punishment and the Voice of Pain / Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn; The Sacred Name of Pain: The Role of Victim Impact Evidence in Death Penalty Sentencing Decisions / Jennifer L. Culbert; The Problem of Pain and the Right to Die / Shai J. Lavi; Contributors; Index.

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