Mercy On Trial

What It Means To Stop An Execution

by Austin Sarat
language: english
Publisher: Princeton University Press, August of 2007 ‧
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Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended.

Mercy On Trial

What It Means To Stop An Execution

by Austin Sarat

Property Description
ISBN: 9780691133997
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date: August of 2007
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 21 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 344
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780691133997