MERCY ON TRIAL WHAT IT MEANS TO STOP AN EXECUTION by AUSTIN SARAT, Sarat, Austin ISBN 9781282086692, 9780691121406, 9780691133997, 0691133999, 1282086693, 0691121400 instant download

MERCY ON TRIAL WHAT IT MEANS TO STOP AN EXECUTION by AUSTIN SARAT, Sarat, Austin ISBN 9781282086692, 9780691121406, 9780691133997, 0691133999, 1282086693, 0691121400 instant download

Mercy, Clemency, And Capital Punishment : The Illinois Story -- Capital Clemency In The Twentieth Century : Putting Illinois In Context -- The Jurisprudence Of Clemency : What Place For Mercy? -- Governing Clemency : From Redemption To Retribution -- Clemency Without Mercy : George Ryan's Dilemma -- Conclusion : On Mercy And Its Risks. Austin Sarat. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-315) And Index. On January 11, 2003, Illinois Governor George Ryan - a Republican - commuted the capital sentences of all 167 prisoners on his state's death row. This is a work on executive clemency. It turns our focus from questions of guilt and innocence to the very meaning of mercy. If we simply use the term \"mercy\" to refer to certain of the demands of justice (e.g., the demand for individuation), then mercy ceases to be an autonomous virtue and instead becomes part of ... justice. \"On January 11, 2003, Illinois governor George Ryan ... commuted the capital sentences of all 167 prisoners on his state's death row ... \"[P.] 4 of cover