Law in Contemporary Society

Proportionality as a civil liberty: should we be guaranteed just deserts?

Introduction

Proportionality in sentencing

Consequences:

Checks against moral panic

Provides a hook for prison reform

References

[] Proportionate Sentincing,, Andrew von Hirsch and Andrew Ashworth, Oxford University Press, 2005.

[] Proportionality Principles in the American System of Criminal Justice Richard S. Frase, Perspectives, The Magazine of the University of Minnesota Law School, Fall 2005.

[] The Constitutional Right Against Excessive Punishment, Youngjae Lee, 91 Virginia Law Review 677, 2005. -- JustinColannino - 28 Mar 2008

 

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