Pardons : justice, mercy, and public interest
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| Autore: |
Moore Kathleen Dean
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| Titolo: |
Pardons : justice, mercy, and public interest
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (284 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 347.30577 |
| Soggetto topico: | Pardon |
| Pardon - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Note generali: | Formerly CIP. |
| Previously issued in print: 1997. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; I: A Philosophical History of Punishment and Pardon; 1. Pardon Before the Enlightenment; 2. Eighteenth-Century Reactions Against Pardon; 3. The Utilitarians' Position; 4. The Nineteenth Century: Pardon and the Right to Punishment; 5. Pardon and the Rehabilitative Ideal; 6. The Retributivist Backlash; 7. Pardoning in Transition; II: A Retributivist Theory of Pardon; 8. How a Retributivist Theory Can Justify Pardon; 9. Legalistic Retributivism; 10. Moralistic Retributivism; 11. Deserving Punishment and Deserving Pardon; 12. Justified Pardons: Innocence |
| 13. Justified Pardons: Excuses14. Justified Pardons: Justifications; 15. Justified Pardons: Adjustments to Sentences; III: Applications, Both Practical and Theoretical; 16. How to Distinguish Forgiveness, Mercy, and Pardon; 17. How to Abuse the Pardoning Power; 18. How Presidential Pardoning Practices Should Be Changed; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Books and Articles; Legal Cases; Public Documents; Unpublished Materials; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This text explores the issues surrounding acts of clemency - what justifies pardoning, who should be pardoned, and the definition of an unforgivable crime. Several historical case studies are taken as examples of the use and misuse of clemency. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Pardons |
| ISBN: | 0-19-773119-8 |
| 0-19-802250-6 | |
| 1-280-45397-4 | |
| 0-19-535426-5 | |
| 0-585-32364-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813001403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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