Forgiveness, mercy, and clemency [electronic resource] / edited by Austin Sarat and Nasser Hussain.
Contributor(s): Sarat, Austin | Hussain, Nasser | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007Description: 238 p. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Capital punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects | Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States | Clemency | PardonGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.6/3 | 179.9 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
Toward new theoretical perspectives on forgiveness, mercy, and clemency : an introduction / Nasser Hussain and Austin Sarat -- Tempering or tampering? Mercy and the administration of criminal justice / Carol S. Steiker -- Should mercy have a place in clemency decisions? / Daniel T. Kobil -- The merciful state / Linda Ross Meyer -- Revising the past : on the metaphysics of repentance, forgiveness, and pardon / Meir Dan-Cohen -- Comparative national blaming : W.G. Sebald on the bombing of Germany / Bruce Robbins -- Keeping the peace / Adam Sitze.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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