The Eighth Amendment and its future in a new age of punishment /: edited by Meghan J. Ryan, William W. Berry III.

Name: The Eighth Amendment and its future in a new age of punishment / edited by Meghan J. Ryan, William W. Berry III.
ISBN: 9781108653732

Ryan, Meghan J.,; Berry, William W.,

The Eighth Amendment and its future in a new age of punishment / edited by Meghan J. Ryan, William W. Berry III.

Ryan, Meghan J., editor.; Berry, William W., III, 1974- editor.

2020

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The Eighth Amendment and its future in a new age of punishment / edited by Meghan J. Ryan, William W. Berry III.

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Ryan, Meghan J., editor.
Berry, William W., III, 1974- editor.

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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

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1 online resource (xiv, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

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From the Founding to the Present : An Overview of Legal Thought and
the Eighth Amendment's Evolution / John D. Bessler
Back to the Future : Originalism and the Eighth Amendment / John F.
Stinneford
Eighth Amendment Federalism / Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer
Eighth Amendment Values / William W. Berry III & Meghan J. Ryan
The Power, Problems, and Potential of "Evolving Standards of Decency"
/ Corinna Barrett Lain
Judicial Hesitancy and Majoritarianism / William W. Berry III
Punishment Purposes and Eighth Amendment Disproportionality /
Richard S. Frase
The Administrative Law of the Eighth Amendment / Richard A. Bierschbach
Evading the Eighth Amendment : Prison Conditions and the Courts / Sharon Dolovich
Excessive Deference : The Eighth Amendment Bail Clause / Samuel R. Wiseman
Nor Excessive Fines Imposed / Beth A. Colgan
Judicial Abolition of the American Death Penalty Under the Eighth
Amendment : The Most Likely Path / Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker
Back to the Future with Execution Methods / Deborah W. Denno
Evolving Standards of Lethal Injection by Eric Berger
The Future of Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences / Cara H. Drinan
Metrics of Mayhem : Quantifying Capriciousness in Capital Cases / Sherod Thaxton
Race Discrimination in Punishment / Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier
Science and the Eighth Amendment / Meghan J. Ryan.

Summary

This book provides a theoretical and practical exploration of the constitutional bar against cruel and unusual punishments, excessive bail, and excessive fines. It explores the history of this prohibition, the current legal doctrine, and future applications of the Eighth Amendment. With contributions from the leading academics and experts on the Eighth Amendment and the wide range of punishments and criminal justice actors it touches, this volume addresses constitutional theory, legal history, federalism, constitutional values, the applicable legal doctrine, punishment theory, prison conditions, bail, fines, the death penalty, juvenile life without parole, execution methods, prosecutorial misconduct, race discrimination, and law & science.

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English