Mercy on Trial
Subtitle: What It Means to Stop an Execution
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: July 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780691133997
Subjects: Capital punishment; Central government policies; Criminal law; 21st century; Law; Sociology; Illinois; Criminal Law - General; Criminal Procedure; Penology; American History; Jurisprudence & General Issues; Law / Jurisprudence; Political Science and International Relations; Government - Judicial Branch; Jurisprudence; Clemency; Pardon
First sentence: 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.