Professor Sarat's primary research interest is the use of the death penalty, which he refers to as "state killing." 
He believes that the death penalty, due to the extreme nature of its punishment, provides a unique opportunity to examine American values and beliefs and how they are manifested in the American legal system. His most recent book, Mercy On Trial: What it Means To Stop an Execution, investigated the use of executive clemency, particularly Illinois Governor George Ryan's decision to commute all impending death sentences in the Illinois state penitentiary system.
Due to his extensive knowledge on this subject, he was widely consulted by the popular media during the coverage of the Stanley Williams execution in 2005. His research more broadly studies the intersection of law and culture and the ways in which law may be said to be socially organized.
One of Professor Sarat's seminars has been profiled in the New York Times.
External links
- https://cms.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/adsarat
- "A Course Called 'Murder' (And It's Tough, Too)", New York Times
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Professor Sarat's primary research interest is the use of the death penalty, which he refers to as "state killing." He believes that the death penalty, due to the extreme nature of its punishment, provides a unique opportunity to examine American values and beliefs and how they are manifested in the American legal system. His most recent book, Mercy On Trial: What it Means To Stop an Execution, investigated the use of executive clemency, particularly Illinois Governor George Ryan's decision to commute all impending death sentences in the Illinois state penitentiary system.
Due to his extensive knowledge on this subject, he was widely consulted by the popular media during the coverage of the Stanley Williams execution in 2005. His research more broadly studies the intersection of law and culture and the ways in which law may be said to be socially organized.
One of Professor Sarat's seminars has been profiled in the New York Times.
External links
- https://cms.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/adsarat
- "A Course Called 'Murder' (And It's Tough, Too)", New York Times
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 01:56:59 PDT (GMT -0700)
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