Pardons : justice, mercy, and public interest.
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
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- 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Practices Should Be Changed; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Books and Articles; Legal Cases; Public Documents; Unpublished Materials; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
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- 0-19-773119-8
- 0-19-802250-6
- 1-280-45397-4
- 0-19-535426-5
- 0-585-32364-X
- OCLC:
- 860429278
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