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Author Bessler, John D., author.

Title The death penalty as torture : from the dark ages to abolition / John D. Bessler.

Publication Info. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2017]

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  345.0773 B559D    Check Shelf
Description xliii, 416 pages ; 27 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The dark ages -- The enlightenment -- The abolition movement -- The machinery of death -- The U.S. Supreme Court -- The Law and its evolution -- Lawful vs. unlawful sanctions -- The death pealty as torture -- A Jus Cogens norm.
Subject Capital punishment -- History.
Capital punishment -- United States.
Capital punishment. (OCoLC)fst00846392
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Todesstrafe. (DE-588)4060306-4
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Standard No. 99972042424
ISBN 9781611639261 (alk. paper)
1611639263 (alk. paper)
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