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Imprisoned by the Past
In 1987, the United States Supreme Court decided a case that could have ended the death penalty in the United States. Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McCleskey and the American Death Penalty examines the long history of the American death penalty and its connection to the case of Warren McCleskey, revealing how that case marked a turning point for the history of the death penalty. In this book, Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier explores one of the most important Supreme Court cases in history, a case that raised important questions about race and punishment, and ultimately changed the way we understand the death penalty today. McCleskey's case resulted in one of the most important Supreme Court decisions...
The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights
The Death Penalty's Denial of Fundamental Human Rights details how capital punishment violates universal human rights-to life; to be free from torture and other forms of cruelty; to be treated in a non-arbitrary, non-discriminatory manner; and to dignity. In tracing the evolution of the world's understanding of torture, which now absolutely prohibits physical and psychological torture, the book argues that an immutable characteristic of capital punishment-already outlawed in many countries and American states-is that it makes use of death threats. Mock executions and other credible death threats, in fact, have long been treated as torturous acts. When crime victims are threatened with death and are helpless to prevent their deaths, for example, courts routinely find such threats inflict psychological torture. With simulated executions and non-lethal corporal punishments already prohibited as torturous acts, death sentences and real executions, the book contends, must be classified as torturous acts, too.
Final Judgments
"This volume is the product of a symposium held at the University of Alabama, School of Law on April 8, 2016."
Examples & Explanations for Criminal Procedure II
A favorite classroom prep tool of successful students that is often recommended by professors, the Examples & Explanations (E&E) series provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures. Each E&E offers hypothetical questions complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topics in your courses and compare your own analysis. Here’s why you need an E&E to help you study throughout the semester: Clear explanations of each class topic, in a conversational, funny style. Features hypotheticals similar to those presented in class, with corresponding analysis so you can use them during the semester to test your understanding, and again at exam time to help you review. It offers coverage that works with ALL the major casebooks, and suits any class on a given topic. The Examples & Explanations series has been ranked the most popular study aid among law students because it is equally as helpful from the first day of class through the final exam.
Yale Law Journal: Volume 124, Number 8 - June 2015
The contents of the June 2015 issue (Volume 124, Number 8) of the Yale Law Journal are: Article, "The New Corporate Web: Tailored Entity Partitions and Creditors' Selective Enforcement," Anthony J. Casey Note, "A Reassessment of Common Law Protections for 'Idiots,'" Michael Clemente Feature: Arbitration, Transparency, and Privatization: "Diffusing Disputes: The Public in the Private of Arbitration, the Private in Courts, and the Erasure of Rights," Judith Resnik "Arbitration and Americanization: The Paternalism of Progressive Procedural Reform," Amalia D. Kessler "Arbitration’s Counter-Narrative: The Religious Arbitration Paradigm," Michael A. Helfand "Disappearing Claims and the Erosion of Substantive Law," J. Maria Glover Feature, "Constitutional Law in an Age of Proportionality," Vicki C. Jackson Quality digital formatting includes fully linked footnotes and an active Table of Contents (including linked Contents for all individual Articles, Notes, and Essays), proper Bluebook formatting, and active URLs in footnotes. This ebook is the last issue of the academic year 2014-2015, Number 8 of Volume 124. It includes a cumulative Index for the volume.
The Eighth Amendment and Its Future in a New Age of Punishment
A theoretical and practical exploration of the constitutional bar against cruel and unusual punishments, excessive bail, and excessive fines.
The Hollow Core of Constitutional Theory
The first major scholarly defense of the centrality of the Framers' intentions in constitutional interpretation to appear in years.
Yale Law Journal
"Symposium: The Gideon Effect: Rights, Justice, and Lawyers Fifty Years After Gideon v. Wainwright." The year 2013 marks the golden anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), which established a constitutional right to counsel for criminal defendants. A half century later, there remains a compelling need for a reexamination of its legacy, extensions, shortfalls, and long shadow over other areas of law such as immigration and custody disputes. This special Symposium issue of the Yale Law Journal is, in effect, a new and extensive book on this important subject, featuring contributions by internationally recognized legal and political scholars. It i...
Capital Punishment
An innovative, comprehensive overview of capital punishment. This book offers an objective, policy-oriented examination of the death penalty as practiced in the United States.
Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties
This Encyclopedia on American history and law is the first devoted to examining the issues of civil liberties and their relevance to major current events while providing a historical context and a philosophical discussion of the evolution of civil liberties. Coverage includes the traditional civil liberties: freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. In addition, it also covers concerns such as privacy, the rights of the accused, and national security. Alphabetically organized for ease of access, the articles range in length from 250 words for a brief biography to 5,000 words for in-depth analyses. Entries are organized around the following themes: organizations and government bodies legislation and legislative action, statutes, and acts historical overviews biographies cases themes, issues, concepts, and events. The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties is an essential reference for students and researchers as well as for the general reader to help better understand the world we live in today.
