Forgiveness, Mercy, and Clemency

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Arguments for forgiveness, mercy, and clemency abound. These arguments flourish in organized religion, fiction, philosophy, and law as well as in everyday conversations of daily life among parents and children, teachers and students, and criminals and those who judge them. As common as these arguments are, we are often left with an incomplete understanding of what we mean when we speak about them. This volume examines the registers of individual psychology, religious belief, social practice, and political power circulating in and around those who forgive, grant mercy, or pose clemency power. The authors suggest that, in many ways, necessary examinations of the questions of forgiveness and pardon and the connection between mercy and justice are only just beginning.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-11-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:345 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Stanford University Press
ISBN:9780804753333

Utforska kategorier

Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science and Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professor at Amherst College. Nasser Hussain is Assistant Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College.

Recensioner i media

"[The] reader is offered a substantial number of questions to ponder regarding the powerful tools available to leaders responsible for obviating inconsistencies or injustices in the law. Such questions are useful for a continued and vital debate about how, and to what extent, these powers should be used at all."—The Law and Politics Book Review "Forgiveness, Mercy, and Clemency is a welcome addition to our understanding of the political and legal world. The book is unique insofar as it addresses many of the nuances associated with a topic that, for many, is isolated to the action taken by Governor Ryan to empty Illinois's death row in January 2003."—Beau Breslin, Skidmore College

Innehållsförteckning

Table of Contents 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 Index