Pardons : Justice, Mercy, and the Public Interest.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I: A Philosophical History of Punishment and Pardon -- 1. Pardon Before the Enlightenment -- 2. Eighteenth-Century Reactions Against Pardon -- 3. The Utilitarians' Position -- 4. The Nineteenth Century: Pardon and the Right to Punishment -- 5. Pardon and the Rehabilitative Ideal -- 6. The Retributivist Backlash -- 7. Pardoning in Transition -- II: A Retributivist Theory of Pardon -- 8. How a Retributivist Theory Can Justify Pardon -- 9. Legalistic Retributivism -- 10. Moralistic Retributivism -- 11. Deserving Punishment and Deserving Pardon -- 12. Justified Pardons: Innocence -- 13. Justified Pardons: Excuses -- 14. Justified Pardons: Justifications -- 15. Justified Pardons: Adjustments to Sentences -- III: Applications, Both Practical and Theoretical -- 16. How to Distinguish Forgiveness, Mercy, and Pardon -- 17. How to Abuse the Pardoning Power -- 18. How Presidential Pardoning Practices Should Be Changed -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Books and Articles -- Legal Cases -- Public Documents -- Unpublished Materials -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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