LAW 3791 - Death Penalty

This seminar is an introduction to a controversial and expanding field of law that implicates a number of fundamental problems of our judicial and political systems. Topics covered include the problems posed by the unique finality of the death penalty, the requirements that the Supreme Court has imposed in an attempt to deal with these problems, the procedural requisites for invoking those requirements, and the history and effectiveness of political agitation on the issue.

Credits: 2

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