Download This PaperRetribution and Redemption in the Operation of Executive Clemency
Chicago Kent Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 4, 2000
35 Pages Posted: 14 May 2009
Date Written: 2000
Abstract
In this Article, my goal is to raise doubts about the adequacy of the neo-retributive theory of clemency and stimulate reappraisal and development of what I will call the "redemptive" perspective. To this end I will present an exposition and critique of neo-retributive theory of clemency.
Keywords: Legal Mercy, Commutation, Reduction of Sentence
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Rapaport, Elizabeth, Retribution and Redemption in the Operation of Executive Clemency (2000). Chicago Kent Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 4, 2000 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1402800
Elizabeth Rapaport (Contact Author)
University of New Mexico - School of Law ( email )
1117 Stanford Drive, N.E.
MSC11 6070
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
United States
Feedback
Feedback to SSRN
If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday.