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Lost and Found: The Forgotten Origins of the “Cruel and Unusual Punishments” Prohibition
John D. Bessler
John D. Bessler
Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Visiting Scholar, University of Minnesota Law School (2024-2025), Of Counsel, Stinson LLP
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Bessler, John D.
Jun 19, 2025
British Journal of American Legal Studies
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Published Online:
Jun 19, 2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2025-0013
Keywords
Eighth Amendment
,
English Bill of Rights
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cruel and unusual punishments
© 2025 John D. Bessler, published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
