United States Constitutional Law and the Death Penalty

Dozent/in	Lauren Fielder, LL.M.; University of Texas, USA
Veranstaltungsart	Gastlehrveranstaltung
Code	HS201553
Semester	Herbstsemester 2020
Durchführender Fachbereich	Öffentliches Recht
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	Mo, 09.11.2020, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, ZOOM Di, 10.11.2020, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, ZOOM Mi, 11.11.2020, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, ZOOM Do, 12.11.2020, 16:15 - 19:00 Uhr, ZOOM
Umfang	Blockveranstaltung
Inhalt	This class explores a special topic of United States Constitutional Law—Capital Punishment. The course will question whether the United States may ever justly impose the death penalty. In answering this question, we will examine the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and the Supreme Court jurisprudence interpreting this amendment as it pertains to the death penalty, including constitutional limitations on the imposition of the death penalty. We will also explore the international human rights law pertaining to the death penalty and discuss how the international law impacts U.S. law and policy. In learning about the law of capital punishment, we will ask the following questions: Is the death penalty racist? Is the death penalty unfairly applied to those who are impoverished or otherwise disadvantaged? Can the death penalty ever promote justice? Can the death penalty be applied in a way that safeguards those who are innocent (for example, is the death penalty accurate)?
Sprache	Englisch
Begrenzung	Yes, 50
Anmeldung	Registration/Deregistration mandatory on the UniPortal from Sep 15, 8 am until Nov 4, 12 pm, 2020 / counts as exam registration. Master students will bi given priority.
Prüfung	Digital take home exam on November 25, 2020, 08.15 - 09.15 h
Abschlussform / Credits	Written exam, passed or failed / 2 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	lfielder@law.utexas.edu
Anzahl Anmeldungen	48 von maximal 50