Abstract
The analysis of the value of human life in the hypotheses of defences leads us to conclude that life does not have an absolute and completely inviolable nature, as long as certain legal requirements are fulfilled. We discuss whether and to what extent death penalty is legitimate, especially by analyzing scholarly work on the death penalty in the United States of America.
Translated title of the contribution | Econometrics of capital punishment: how much is a human life worth? |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Title of host publication | Nos 150 anos de abolição da pena de morte em Portugal |
Subtitle of host publication | Atas da Conferência Comemorativa do Dia Internacional dos Direitos Humanos de 2017 |
Editors | Mário Ferreira Monte |
Place of Publication | Braga |
Publisher | Universidade do Minho |
Pages | 127-136 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789895403271 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Event | Conferência Comemorativa dos 150 Anos de Abolição da Pena de Morte - Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal Duration: 11 Dec 2017 → 11 Dec 2017 |
Conference
Conference | Conferência Comemorativa dos 150 Anos de Abolição da Pena de Morte |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Braga |
Period | 11/12/17 → 11/12/17 |
Keywords
- Econometrics
- Death penalty
- Deterrence
- Brutalization