| Title: | Capital punishment in the United states of America |
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| Authors: | Šoštarič, Sara (Author)
Avbelj, Matej (Mentor) More about this co-author...  |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Bachelor thesis/paper |
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| Tipology: | 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis |
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| Organization: | EVRO-PF - Nova Univerza - European Faculty of Law |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to present the use of death penalty in United States of America, and to analyse how its use affects the everyday lives of prisoners as well as the criminal system as a whole in the American society. The thesis is presented in three parts. The first part presents its historical background and how capital punishment arrived to United States and began to integrate in its common law penal system. The second part presents the use of death penalty in practice today, which states in America still use it, and this part concentrates mainly on different aspects and problems that arise from its use, such as the negative economic view, the very alarming discrimination and it rebuts arguments such as deterrence, incapacitation as well as retribution. The last part touches mainly upon the political system in the United States and it tries to analyse why such a powerful country, which sees itself as an example to other democracies, still uses such form of punishment. In this last part the thesis talks about political institutions and parties, complex and bias court processes, as well as international treaties and organizations that have become very influential in fighting against capital punishment. This thesis consists of nine chapters, each of them systematically dealing with the subject. |
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| Year of publishing: | 2017 |
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| Publisher: | [S. Šoštarič] |
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| Source: | Ljubljana |
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| COBISS_ID: | 2053163446 |
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| UDC: | 341.44:316.647.82(043.2) |
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| Note: | Dipl. delo 1. stopnje bolonjskega študija; univerzitetni študijski program Pravo I; |
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| Files: |  RAZ_Sostaric_Sara_i2017.pdf (1,50 MB)
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