Literature review-Cruel and unusual punishments in the United States

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[...] The articles analyze the provisions of the eighth amendments, others linking them to the Bill of Human rights on the definition of cruel and unusual punishments. The idea is to protect the decency in justice through observing human rights while passing judgments. Bibliography The Rutherford Institute. Amendment VIII: Cruel and unusual punishments Retrieved from: Surname 6 https://www.rutherford.org/constitutional_corner/amendment_viii_cruel_and_unusual_pu nishment/ Jeffrey C. Tuomala. The value of punishment: A response to judge Richard L Nygaad Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=lusol_fac_p ubs The Legal Information Institution .CRS annotated constitution Retrieved from: http://www.law.cornell.edu/anncon/html/amdt8_user.html#amdt8_hd10 The Bill of Rights Institute. Americapedia: Eighth Amendment (1791) Retrieved from: http://billofrightsinstitute.org/resources/educator-resources/americapedia/americapediabill-of-rights/eighth-amendment/. The Government Printing Office. [...]

[...] Eighth amendment: further guaranteed in criminal cases Retrieved from: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-CONAN-2002/pdf/GPOCONAN-2002-9-9.pdf. David Forte. Cruel and unusual punishments. The Cleveland-Marshall College of law: The Heritage Foundation Retrieved from: http://www.heritage.org/constitution#!/amendments/8/essays/161/cruel-and-unusualpunishment Find law article. Cruel and unusual punishment Retrieved from: http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-rights/cruel-and-unusual-punishment.html Surname 7 University of Missouri-Kansas City. The issue: what constitutes a ‘cruel and unusual punishment' within the meaning of the eighth amendment? [...]

[...] The article compares between ancient provisions of capital punishments to the current writings on the death penalty. The article also looks at decided cases to give directions of the general validity and guiding principles on the issue, and the implementation of procedural requirements “Cruel and unusual punishments,” an article written by David Forte of the ClevelandMarshall college of law and featured in The Heritage Foundation (2012) looks at the issue from the Bill of Rights as provided in the Virginia Declaration of Rights. [...]

[...] The discussion in this topic reviews different articles that further digs deeper into the issue of cruel and unusual punishments and relate the ideas to decided cases. An article written by the Rutherford Institute (2014) “Amendment VIII: Cruel and unusual punishments” summarizes the meaning of the phrase as a way of punishing disloyal and troublesome citizens in the United States. It connects human rights to the rights of those convicted of crimes. The author pursues to answer the question as to whether accused people have the right, just like other individuals, to be treated with respect in regards to the issue of cruel and unusual punishments. [...]

[...] The Bill of Rights Institute (2010) on the article “Americapedia: Eighth Amendment looks at the history of the amendment and defines the phrase “Cruel and unusual punishments” as it appeared first in the English Bill of Rights. It looks at the traditional forms of punishment that preceded the amendments and that are termed to be inhuman. The author summarizes the lecture of James Wilson in 1791 on justice and punishments. According to James, a nation that encourages the application of cruel punishments becomes contemptible and Surname 4 dastard. He, however, recognizes the importance of punishments, but these should be swift, certain and moderate in an effort to prevent further crimes. [...]