Does Capital Punishment Have a Future?

American Bar Association, Division for Public Education (c) 2004; ISBN: 1-59031-024-1

Belmont University College of Law Research Paper

54 Pages Posted: 16 May 2019

Date Written: 2004

Abstract

This resource guide is intended to help teachers lead students through an exploration of the application of capital punishment in the United States. It offers substantive information about landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases affirming the constitutionality of the death penalty, establishing limits for its imposition, and setting legal procedures for judicial review. It explores the philosophical arguments for and against the death penalty, the social context for the death penalty debate, and current international perspectives. Understanding capital punishment and the issues, it raises for the American legal system is necessary for students to become fully functioning citizens in a constitutional democracy.

Keywords: Capital punishment

Suggested Citation

Hudson, David L., Does Capital Punishment Have a Future? (2004). American Bar Association, Division for Public Education (c) 2004; ISBN: 1-59031-024-1, Belmont University College of Law Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3388770

David L. Hudson (Contact Author)

Belmont University - College of Law ( email )

1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
United States

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