Courting Death

Courting Death
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780674737426
ISBN-13 : 0674737423
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Book Synopsis Courting Death by : Carol S. Steiker

Download or read book Courting Death written by Carol S. Steiker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before constitutional regulation -- The Supreme Court steps in -- The invisibility of race in the constitutional revolution -- Between the Supreme Court and the states -- The failures of regulation -- An unsustainable system? -- Recurring patterns in constitutional regulation -- The future of the American death penalty -- Life after death


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