Journal

The Amicus Journal is the leading reporter on the significant issues affecting capital punishment worldwide. It provides a forum for dialogue on issues concerning the death penalty and related topics. The journal includes articles written by academics and practitioners on current legal issues and on the death penalty, news from around the world, and reportage from Amicus interns in the US.

View some extracts of our previous journal articles written on a number of topics such as ineffective assistance, the mental retardation standard, juries, procedures and the philosophy & constitutionality of the death penalty altogether.

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To commemorate 50 years since the landmark ruling of Furman v Georgia in 1972 which temporarily abolished the death penalty in the US, we have made Issue 43 available for free. Please click here to read.

This issue focused specifically on the Furman ruling and post-Furman landscape in death penalty litigation. If you want to find out more or talk to us about any of the articles, please drop us an email at admin@amicus-alj.org.

Philosophy and constitutionality of the death penalty

Chammings, S., 'The Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of death penalty – for now! An assessment of the judgement in Glossip v. Gross', Issue 37, p. 49.

Cooper, S. L., 'Ray Milton Krone: Once bitten, twice convicted', Issue 20, p. 32.

George (KC), M., 'US Supreme Court rules Kansas death penalty is unconstitutional. Case summary: Kansas v. Marsh', Issue 16, p. 9.

Hughes, G., 'The case for abolition in the United States based on international law and the death row phenomenon', Issue 23, p. 25.

Walsh, R., 'The odd one out: Felony murder, the law of parties, and the execution of non-killers', Issue 33, p. 10.

Yorke, J., 'The unnecessary punishment of death - Part one', Issue 28, p. 18.

Yorke, J., 'The unnecessary punishment of death - Part two', Issue 29, p 35.

Juries

Gorman, H., 'The jury system on trial: Do jurors execute justice?', Issue 15, p. 13.

Procedures

Herron, N., 'The capital appellate process and the unkept promise of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act', Issue 24, p. 9.

Newburn, A. ,'Preparing a punishment case (and avoiding the ‘abuse excuse’)', Issue 30, p. 22.

Juvenile executions

Northover, J., 'The final end of juvenile executions: Roper v Simmons', Issue 12, p.5-7.

Ineffective assistance

George (KC), M., 'Incompetent lawyers and hapless appellants: How the “narrow exception” in Martinez applies in Texas', Issue 31, p. 20.

Intellectual disability/Mental retardation

Killingley, J., 'Case reports: Atkins v. Virginia', Issue 5, p. 20-22.

George, M. (KC), 'Executing the mentally retarded', Issue 5, p. 12.

George, M. (KC), 'The Eleventh Circuit upholds Georgia’s “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard for proving mental retardation', Issue 27, p. 8.

George, M. (KC), 'Supreme Court strikes down Florida scheme for determining intellectual disability claims: An analysis of the decision in Hall v. Florida, No.12 - 10882', Issue 34, p. 10.

Youngs, J., 'Supreme Court upholds right of capital defendant to a hearing on his intellectual disability claim' [Brumfield v. Cain], Issue 36, p. 24.

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Philosophy and constitutionality of the death penalty

JuriesGorman, H., 'The jury system on trial: Do jurors execute justice?', Issue 15, p. 13.

ProceduresHerron, N., 'The capital appellate process and the unkept promise of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act', Issue 24, p. 9.Newburn, A. ,'Preparing a punishment case (and avoiding the ‘abuse excuse’)', Issue 30, p. 22.

Juvenile executionsNorthover, J., 'The final end of juvenile executions: Roper v Simmons', Issue 12, p.5-7.

Ineffective assistanceGeorge (KC), M., 'Incompetent lawyers and hapless appellants: How the “narrow exception” in Martinez applies in Texas', Issue 31, p. 20.

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