Kenneth Williams

Most Deserving of Death? (eBook, ePUB)

An Analysis of the Supreme Court's Death Penalty Jurisprudence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book demonstrates that it is the inconsistent and often incoherent jurisprudence of the United States Supreme Court which accounts for a system so lacking in public confidence. Kenneth Williams examines issues of jury selection, ineffective assistance of counsel, and the role of race and claims of innocence which affect the Court's decisions. It provides a unique understanding of the dynamics of an alarmingly problematic system and will be valuable to those interested in human rights and criminal justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317094050
• Artikelnr.: 49365749

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Williams is Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law, USA and is a national authority on capital punishment. He has taught and published extensively on the subject, and currently represents several death row inmates in the state of Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 History of Capital Punishment in the United States
Chapter 2 The Problem of Ineffective Representation
Chapter 3 Race and the Death Penalty
Chapter 4 Innocence
Chapter 5 Mental Illness
Chapter 6 Death Penalty Procedures and Appeals
Chapter 7 International Law and the Death Penalty
Chapter 8 Methods of Execution
Chapter 9 Judges and Capital Punishment
Conclusion