Description
Does the death penalty violate the Constitution? In Against the Death Penalty, Justice Stephen Breyer argues that it does; that it is carried out unfairly and inconsistently and, thus, violates the ban on ""cruel and unusual punishments"" specified by the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
Author: Stephen Breyer
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780815740568
ISBN10: 0815740565
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Criminal Law | Sentencing
- Law | Constitutional
- Political Science | Constitutions