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Bedau, Hugo A, and Paul G. Cassell. Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? : The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Print. This book provides a compelling argument on the legal eligibility of capital punishment. It has discussed the topic in from of an expert discussion that evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of either side in response to the holistic discourse of legal precedence and moral ethics. He have taken a legal foundation to the argument by combining the views from legal experts and created a discussion board between those in supports and against the death penalty. The book provides insightful literature that looks at the topic of capital punishment from the cross perspective understanding of legal and moral ethics and it provides the reader with an open viewpoint. He have provided a stream of expert opinions that can as background content for anyone studying the topic. It can be used as an important material source in combining both statistical and empirical evidence that can be used to form a general position on the death penalty. It also provides insightful content with regards to the current topic on the moral position of the death penalty in a clear and detailed literal framework.

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