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Mercy on Trial: What It Means to Stop an Execution
Austin Sarat
Mercy on Trial: What It Means to Stop an Execution
Austin Sarat
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.
352 pages, 2 tables.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 19, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780691133997 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 344 |
Dimensions | 233 × 156 × 22 mm · 498 g |
Language | English |
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