The death penalty: impending challenges
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The American public has become increasingly impatient with due process procedures in capital cases and legislators are passing laws applying the death penalty to more crimes. Fairness in our judicial system and the presumption of innocence are being lost. Lawyers need to actively combat these social trends. The ABA has been promoting several policies regarding capital punishment, including standards for appointed-counsel appointment and performance, legislation banning execution of the mentally handicapped and minors, and legislation to minimize disproportionate racial effects.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 1995
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First Monday: celebrating public interest law
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Alliance for Justice and other groups sponsored First Monday 1994: Forging a New Vision of Justice, the first of what will be an annual event dedicated to promoting and teaching about public interest law. The event derives its name from being timed to coincide with the opening of the Supreme Court's new term. First Monday 1995 will take place on Oct 2. The 1994 event included a national teleconference and regional programs. The 1995 event will center on the theme 'Lawyers Fighting for Justice in the 1990s,' with the goal of encouraging more pro bono work by the private bar.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 1995
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The juvenile death penalty: in the best interest of the child?
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Some states, including Florida, are debating the use of the death penalty for children under 14. Despite the fact that the death penalty is an obvious violation of human rights when applied to children, Florida wants to lower the current age threshold from 16 to 14, after high-profile murder cases involving youngsters threatened the state's tourist industry. International human rights groups are outraged, and the courts have yet to let such a sentence stand on appeal. The history of the issue and the human rights implications are discussed.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 1995
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