Cruel & unusual : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / John D. Bessler.

This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishment.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Bessler, John D.
Other title:	Cruel and unusual.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Northeastern University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Capital punishment > United States. Capital punishment. United States.