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April 15, 2025

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Legal Evolution of the Death Penalty

Abstract Death penalty abolitionists have called for the end of capital punishment since European settlers established the practice in America. Drawing from English legal texts,…

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Category: Issue 3

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The Legal Evolution of the Death Penalty