Cruel and unusual punishment
Melusky, Joseph Anthony.
Cruel and unusual punishment rights and liberties under the law / [electronic resource] : Joseph A. Melusky and Keith A. Pesto. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2003. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 376 p.) - America's freedoms. . - EBSCO eBook collection. America's freedoms. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and index.
Introduction -- Origins and early development -- Twentieth-century issues -- Into the twenty-first century -- Key people, laws, and events -- Documents.
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution created one of America's most valued freedoms but also one of its greatest controversies. On 184 separate occasions, the Supreme Court had to decide what constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment". This work helps readers makes sense of the controversy.
1576076059 (electronic bk.) 9781576076057 (electronic bk.) 1576076024 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781576076026 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1280711337 9781280711336
Capital punishment--United States.
Electronic books.
KF9227.C2 / M42 2003
Cruel and unusual punishment rights and liberties under the law / [electronic resource] : Joseph A. Melusky and Keith A. Pesto. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2003. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 376 p.) - America's freedoms. . - EBSCO eBook collection. America's freedoms. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and index.
Introduction -- Origins and early development -- Twentieth-century issues -- Into the twenty-first century -- Key people, laws, and events -- Documents.
The Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution created one of America's most valued freedoms but also one of its greatest controversies. On 184 separate occasions, the Supreme Court had to decide what constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment". This work helps readers makes sense of the controversy.
1576076059 (electronic bk.) 9781576076057 (electronic bk.) 1576076024 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781576076026 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1280711337 9781280711336
Capital punishment--United States.
Electronic books.
KF9227.C2 / M42 2003