Forgiveness, mercy, and clemency /

Arguments for forgiveness, mercy, and clemency abound. These arguments flourish in organized religion, fiction, philosophy, and law as well as in everyday conversations of daily life among parents and children, teachers and students, and criminals and those who judge them. As common as these argumen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sarat, Austin, Hussain, Nasser, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Clemency.
Pardon.
Forgiveness.
Clémence.
Peine de mort > Aspect moral.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Grâce (Droit)
pardoning.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Forgiveness
Capital punishment > Moral and ethical aspects
Clemency
Criminal justice, Administration of
Pardon
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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