Title: Justice in the shadow of death
First published: 1996
Description: With wide public support in 1994, Congress established more than sixty new capital crimes. In Justice in the Shadow of Death, Davis argues that, if the United States is ever to join the majority of the world in abolishing capital punishment, opponents of the death penalty must make a stronger philosophical case against it. He systematically dissects the arguments in favor of capital punishment and demonstrates why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments.

Justice in the Shadow of Death is an important book for philosophers, political theorists, policy analysts, and criminal justice specialists.
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice, Capital punishment, Criminal justice, Administration of, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Capital punishment, Punishment, Strafrechtstheorie, Todesstrafe, Ethische aspecten, Doodstraf, Straffen
Places: United States
LC classification: HV8699.U5 D29 1996