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Title:

Permissibility of the capital punishment in the context of Eight Amendment and Gregg v. Georgia case

Creator:

Abu Gholeh, Magdalena

Subject and Keywords:

Georgia ; capital punishment ; eight amendment ; Furman ; Gregg ; death penalty ; cruel punishments

Abstract:

The paper applies to the issue of the death penalty, which still arouse a lot of controversy around the world. Initially is described one of the ground-breaking judgments of the Supreme Court of United States - Gregg v. Georgia (1976). In opinions expressed in this case we can find arguments which explain why capital punishment still exist in american legal system. On the other hand article shows the brief history of death penalty in Poland and the circumstances of removing it from code penalties. A lot of attention has been paid to the possibility of restoring this penalty in Poland and other european countries. Analyze of this potential situation most of all is considering the applicable acts of international and european law. Finally author is looking for the reason of this significant difference between The United States and European perception of the capital punishment.

Place of publishing:

Wrocław

Publisher:

E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Contributor:

Jabłoński, Mariusz. Red.

Date issued:

2016

Resource Type:

ebook

Format:

application/pdf

Identifier:

ISBN 978-83-65431-11-0

Language:

pol

Relation:

(Prace Naukowe Wydziału Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego) ; (E-Monografie ; nr 75)

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Licence:

Rules of usage of Digital Library of Wroclaw University

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Rights holder:

© Copyright by Magdalena Abu Gholeh

Autor opisu:

TK