Morality in Law: Capital Punishment and the Mentally Retarded
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-muhonors11111505292021-08-03T05:41:59Z Morality in Law: Capital Punishment and the Mentally Retarded Burke, Daniel Philosophy The debate over capital punishment is a fierce and persistent one. Moral, practical, and legal arguments are weighed, often with conflicting conclusions. This thesis will examine one subsection of the debate in order to determine the significance of moral theories in legal rulings. A review of the moral arguments and the legal history will precede a final comparison of the two. The first two chapters will show that the execution of persons with mental retardation is both morally and legally unacceptable. The final comparison suggests that, although moral arguments may not have a given role in the courtroom, the inclusion of such arguments rescues the system from amorality and serves a valuable, if dangerous, purpose in legislative review and evolution. 2003 English text Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1111150529 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1111150529 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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