Eighth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution

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Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:affects prison conditions
sentencing guidelines
juvenile justice
death penalty laws
bail practices
gptkbp:allows cruel and unusual punishment
excessive bail
excessive fines
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:federal_government
state governments
gptkbp:enforces law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_interpretation gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:historical_significance protection of individual rights
foundation of American legal system
limitation of government power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eighth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:English_Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkbp:influences gptkb:legal_reforms
international human rights law
state constitutions
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:is_discussed_in legal textbooks
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Atkins_v._Virginia
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkb:Kennedy_v._Louisiana
gptkb:Roper_v._Simmons
gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:ratified_by December 15, 1791
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:human_rights
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
constitutional law
civil liberties
legal precedents
due process
criminal justice reform
rights of the accused
gptkbp:significance protection against inhumane treatment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miller_v._Alabama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5