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Legal standard in the United States and Canada
Shocks the conscience is a phrase used as a legal standard in the United States and Canada. An action is understood to "shock the conscience" if it is
Shocks_the_conscience
1952 United States Supreme Court case
by the Supreme Court of the United States that added behavior that "shocks the conscience" into tests of what violates due process clause of the 14th
Rochin_v._California
Theory in criminology
that an action shocks the conscience collective because it is criminal, but rather that it is criminal because it shocks the conscience collective. We
Pyrrhic_defeat_theory
Constitutional provision concerning right to life, liberty and security of the person
possible that a potential punishment in the receiving country "shocks the conscience" to the extent that the Canadian government would breach fundamental
Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section_7_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
Supreme Court of Canada case
unconstitutional under section 7 if it "shocks the conscience." In Kindler, the Court noted that while Canada itself had abolished the death penalty, Canada should
Kindler v Canada (Minister of Justice)
Kindler_v_Canada_(Minister_of_Justice)
American politician and former attorney (born 1950)
evidence that could have cleared the players. The players' motion also alleged that Nifong's misconduct "shocks the conscience and defies any notion of accident
Mike_Nifong
Series of social psychology experiments
electric shocks to a "learner". These fake electric shocks gradually increased to levels that would have been fatal had they been real. In the first version
Milgram_experiment
Commonly applied method of evaluation used to resolve matters of jurisprudence
Risk-utility test Reasonable expectation of privacy Sherbert test Shocks the conscience test Wambaugh's inversion test Cane, Peter (2002). Responsibility
Test_(law)
1998 United States Supreme Court case
Scalia's concurrence noted the irony in applying the "shocks the conscience" test in this case, since only last term the Court rejected it (Washington
County_of_Sacramento_v._Lewis
American politician (born 1979)
toll of 44,000 Palestinians in the Gaza war, half of whom were women and children, "should shock our conscience to the very core". Helmy stated that he
George_Helmy
American non-profit organization
saying that the use of force by federal agents "shocks the conscience." That same year, the group sued the National Institutes of Health and the Department
Protect_Democracy
Emirati royal and businessman
about the tape, if they took any action and, in the event that they didn't, why not. "It shocks the conscience," he said. The controversy over the torture
Issa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan
Painting by William Holman Hunt
The Awakening Conscience (1853) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Holman Hunt, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The_Awakening_Conscience
2020 murder of a U.S. army soldier
administrative action". During the December 8 Pentagon press conference, McCarthy said that Guillén's murder "shocked our conscience and brought attention to
Murder_of_Vanessa_Guillén
Supreme Court of Canada case
punishment that "shocks the conscience" violates fundamental justice in extradition cases. However, the Court urged some deference to the executive government
Canada_v_Schmidt
U.S. Law
shocks the conscience." When an employee is discharged for gross misconduct, the employer is not required to offer COBRA continuation coverage to the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Consolidated_Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1985
Evidence derived from illegal investigatory conduct
would shock the conscience of the court. Admissibility of evidence in Indian courts hinges primarily on relevance and then on the source. The Supreme
Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree
2025 US extrajudicial deportation
opinion reaffirming her April 4 ruling. The opinion stated the deportation "shocks the conscience" and was "wholly lawless". She also said that while there
Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Deportation_of_Kilmar_Abrego_Garcia
2012 California state court case
2014, the court ruled that the statutes at issue produced disparities that "shock the conscience" and violate the equal protection clause of the California
Vergara_v._California
American actor and dancer (1943–1977)
prison sentence and it did not "shock the conscience of the court," the trial judge increased Hopkins' sentence from the usual three years to four years
Danny_Lockin
1961 US Supreme Court ruling
only because the officers had used "conduct that shocks the conscience". Dollree "Dolly" Mapp was a young woman in Cleveland, Ohio who in the mid-1950s became
Mapp_v._Ohio
British colonial administrator, anthropologist and medical practitioner
enslavement, a heinous crime that shocks the conscience of mankind then and now." The controversy contributed to his resignation on the grounds of ill health and
Walter_Roth
American lawyer (born 1959)
conference: "The alleged behavior shocks the conscience. And while the charged conduct is from a number of years ago, it is still profoundly important to the many
Geoffrey_Berman
Puerto Rican judge (born 1940)
that the sentences were "substantively unreasonable," and described that standard as akin to a "manifest-injustice" or a "shocks-the-conscience" standard
José_A._Cabranes
Scholarly and legal definitions of genocide
Coined by Raphael Lemkin in 1944, the word is a compound of the ancient Greek word γένος (génos, 'genus', or 'kind') and the Latin word caedō ("kill"). While
Genocide_definitions
Supreme Court of Canada case
Schmidt, if the harm faced by the extradited persons is serious enough, it "shocks the conscience" of the Canadian population. Still, the Kindler case
United_States_v_Burns
Department of the U.S. federal government
Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019. "Opinion | A judge says Trump's family separation policy 'shocks the conscience.' We agree"
United States Department of Health and Human Services
United_States_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
American lawyer and politician
minors as adults only in the most egregious cases that would shock the conscience of the community, she announced in 2025 a new policy to charge minors as
Brooke_Jenkins
American murderer and former police officer (born 1976)
imprisonment for Chauvin based on the extreme cruelty he exhibited when he murdered Floyd, which "shocked the conscience". Chauvin sought probation instead
Derek_Chauvin
American politician and businessman (born 1958)
so egregious and so outrageous that it shocks the conscience. "4 families sue over lead in Flint water". The Detroit News. November 15, 2015. Retrieved
Rick_Snyder
Movement to end the Church of England's official status
fierce opposition to the 1914 disestablishment bill. Smith, who was not known for his piety, claimed the bill "shocked the conscience of every Christian
Disestablishmentarianism
Federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York
that shocks the conscience." In a December 23 letter in response, the Department of Homeland Security pledged to no longer hold immigrants in the facility
Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse
Alfonse_M._D'Amato_United_States_Courthouse
Division of the Church of the East
allowed one man to take three wives, an abominable crime which shocks the conscience of men and beasts alike. He let another man without either schooling
Schism_of_1552
American legal scholar (born 1971)
The Shocks-the-Conscience Standard and the Distinction Between Legislative and Executive Action". Syracuse Law Review. Robert M. Chesney (2003). "The Proliferation
Bobby_Chesney
Torture, gang rape, and murder incident in India
which took place after the death of the victim on 29.09.2020 leading up to her cremation, have shocked our conscience". When the news broke out initially
2020 Hathras gang rape and murder
2020_Hathras_gang_rape_and_murder
Technical analysis of a biological specimen
shocks the conscience or constitutes outrageous government conduct), and the prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures contained in the Fourth
Drug_test
fraud case: Judge fines Trump $354M, says frauds 'shock the conscience'". ABC News. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved November 24
2024_United_States_elections
British climate activism group
International and the UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders Michel Forst said that the outcome "should shock the conscience of any member of the public"
Just_Stop_Oil
President of the Dominican Republic (1960–1961, 1966–1978, 1986–1996)
Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2018-09-05. "A Museum of Repression Aims to Shock the Conscience (Published 2011)". The New York Times
Joaquín_Balaguer
Dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 to 1961
Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2018. "A Museum of Repression Aims to Shock the Conscience (Published 2011)". The New York
Rafael_Trujillo
Complex in Hong Kong. She called the ruling an injustice that should "shock the conscience of the world". Before the Trump administration took concrete
Political positions of Nancy Pelosi
Political_positions_of_Nancy_Pelosi
the death penalty may imposed on the ground where the collective conscience of the society is shocked that expect the judicial authorities impose the
Capital_punishment_in_India
1992 and 1995 animated short films directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Parker and Stone created The Spirit of Christmas while attending the University of Colorado under the Avenging Conscience moniker. Prior to this, Parker
The Spirit of Christmas (short films)
The_Spirit_of_Christmas_(short_films)
American business executive and former Army Ranger
8, 2020, McCarthy announced the results of the investigation. McCarthy said that Guillén's murder "shocked our conscience and brought attention to deeper
Ryan_D._McCarthy
American administrator and initiator of Flint Water Crisis
that it shocks the conscience" and that "For more than 18 months, state and local government officials ignored irrefutable evidence that the water pumped
Darnell_Earley
that "shock the conscience" and violate the equal protection clause of the California Constitution. According to a 2005 report from the OECD, the United
Education reform in the United States
Education_reform_in_the_United_States
Contractual right for teachers
that "shock the conscience" and violate the equal protection clause of the California Constitution; his ruling was later overturned on appeal. The American
Academic tenure in North America
Academic_tenure_in_North_America
decision from the California Superior Court in 2014 in which the judge wrote, "The evidence is compelling. Indeed, it shocks the conscience.". In 2016,
David Welch (optical engineer)
David_Welch_(optical_engineer)
Legal principle
be decided on different grounds in modern times. Laws that "shock the conscience" of the Court were generally deemed unconstitutional, in 1952, in Rochin
Substantive_due_process
Constitutional bar on cruel and unusual punishment
violates rights to liberty and security of person under section 7, and shocks the conscience. Therefore, Canada may not extradite people to countries where they
Section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section_12_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
1966 United States Supreme Court case
that the exclusionary rule did not apply to the states. In Rochin, the Court held that evidence obtained in a manner that "shocks the conscience" must
Schmerber_v._California
Ad hoc tribunal created in 2025
on the grounds that such impunity would "shock the conscience of civilized mankind". McInnes thus sees the Special Tribunal as weakening international
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Special_Tribunal_for_the_Crime_of_Aggression_against_Ukraine
American judge (1947–2023)
off. Benavides issued a strong dissent. Benavides wrote that it shocks the conscience that someone could be sentenced to death after being represented
Fortunato_Benavides
Grazing on public land in Nevada, US
behavior shocks the conscience of the Court and provides a sufficient basis for a finding of irreparable harm to support the injunction described at the end
Grazing_rights_in_Nevada
Interventionist theory
seminal event was the Holocaust, but it was hardly the last to shock the conscience of humankind. From the killing fields of Cambodia to the bloody hills of
Contingent_sovereignty
Doctrine in US federal civil procedure
the reexamination clause of the Seventh Amendment, could overturn a jury's finding of fact only if it "shocked the conscience." Gasperini, and another recent
Erie_doctrine
American jurist (1882–1965)
generally willing to uphold the actions of those branches against constitutional challenges so long as they did not "shock the conscience". Frankfurter was particularly
Felix_Frankfurter
Application of the U.S. Bill of Rights to states and their local governments
apply those sections of the Bill of Rights whose abridgment would "shock the conscience," as he put it in Rochin v. California (1952). Such a selective incorporation
Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights
Body of public international law
that "shock the conscience", with which it is concerned. This creates significant differences of analysis between the legal systems, notably for the concept
International_criminal_law
2007 United States civil action
a contract is valid and enforceable, and the clause in the AdWords agreement would not "shock the conscience" of a typical consumer. As a result, Giles
Feldman_v._Google,_Inc.
US Supreme Court justice from 1937 to 1971
process based on "natural law"—if a challenged action did not "shock the conscience" of the jurist, or violate British concepts of fairness, Frankfurter
Hugo_Black
Removing the Roadblocks: Fair College Opportunities for All California Students (2006). Schools That Shock the Conscience: Williams v. California and the Struggle
Jeannie_Oakes
individuals that Amnesty International has considered to be prisoners of conscience, organized by country. Albert Langer Ilgar Mammadov, Republican Alternative
List of Amnesty International-designated prisoners of conscience
List_of_Amnesty_International-designated_prisoners_of_conscience
American politician (born 1948)
American Nazis through the heavily Jewish Chicago suburb. He called the march "an insidious provocation which should shock the conscience of every American
Zev_Yaroslavsky
Anglican church in Wales
the disestablishment bill as "a Bill which has shocked the conscience of every Christian community in Europe." In response to this description, the writer
Church_in_Wales
British politician (1872–1930)
the Disestablishment of the Welsh part of the Church of England, he called the Welsh Disestablishment Bill "a bill which has shocked the conscience of
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
F._E._Smith,_1st_Earl_of_Birkenhead
environmental damage and destruction by illegal mining had "shocked judicial conscience", the court said public interest would precede individual interest
Mining_scams_in_India
Canadian psychologist
electric shocks) or pleasant stimuli ('rewards', such as a slide of a naked body). Further, following Cleckley, Hare investigated whether the fundamental
Robert_D._Hare
Court case in Oregon, US
length "would shock the conscience" and would violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. On his last day on the bench before
Hammond_arson_case
Speech in Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet''
die, to sleep No more; and by a sleep, to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks That Flesh is heir to? 'Tis a consummation Devoutly
To_be,_or_not_to_be
1957 United States Supreme Court case
that shocks the conscience. Illegally breaking into the privacy of the petitioner, the struggle to open his mouth and remove what was there, the forcible
Breithaupt_v._Abram
2017 American film
Shock and Awe is a 2017 American drama film starring and directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone. The film also stars Woody Harrelson, Tommy
Shock_and_Awe_(film)
Indian-born Singaporean convicted of killing his mother in 2012
maximum sentence of life imprisonment, arguing that the case had "shocked the conscience" due to the cruelty and violence, and Sujay was a danger to society
Sujay_Solomon_Sutherson
episodes of The Phil Silvers Show. "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide. No. June 28-July 4. 1997. The British Phil
List of The Phil Silvers Show episodes
List_of_The_Phil_Silvers_Show_episodes
2011 UN document outlining a case for war crimes in the Asian country
thousands of civilians...I hope the disturbing new information contained in this report will shock the conscience of the international community into finally
Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka
Report_of_the_Secretary-General's_Panel_of_Experts_on_Accountability_in_Sri_Lanka
American judge (born 1946)
"would shock the conscience" and would violate the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. On his last day on the bench before retiring
Michael_Robert_Hogan
(1950–58) on CBS. The show did not become weekly until the third season. The first two seasons of the show were biweekly broadcasts, with the last episode
List of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episodes
List_of_The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show_episodes
programme aimed at young children, formerly broadcast on the BBC's CBBC strand from 1999 until 2002, then the CBeebies channel from 11 February 2002 until 1 April
List_of_Tweenies_episodes
The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom starring Donna Reed as the middle-class housewife Donna Stone. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband
List of The Donna Reed Show episodes
List_of_The_Donna_Reed_Show_episodes
Artist book of oral histories of the Vietnam War veterans who resisted the war
A Matter of Conscience: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War is an artist book published in 1992 at the time of the Addison Gallery of American Art exhibition
A_Matter_of_Conscience
James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is located
List of Father Knows Best episodes
List_of_Father_Knows_Best_episodes
topless woman inside the trailer, during the scene where Oggy enters the trailer after Joey switches the oil and water signs. The picture was later replaced
List of Oggy and the Cockroaches episodes
List_of_Oggy_and_the_Cockroaches_episodes
rising above their station. Whatever eases your conscience, I suppose." Irrational Games (2013-03-26). BioShock Infinite. 2K Games. Level/area: Worker Induction
List_of_BioShock_characters
TV series
became available on the BBC iPlayer from the 6 January 2023 All episodes for this series became available on the BBC iPlayer from the 5 January 2024 All
List_of_Father_Brown_episodes
Arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
called the activists Hong Kong's first prisoners of conscience, and alleged that the sentence is intended to intimidate other would-be activists. The sentence
2017 imprisonment of Hong Kong democracy activists
2017_imprisonment_of_Hong_Kong_democracy_activists
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
2022. Chapman, Hannah S. (29 October 2024). "Shocks to the System: Electoral Manipulation, Protests and the Evolution of Political Trust in Russia". Government
Russia
mostly in the attractive tête-bêche format, but they also published a few single volumes, in the early years, and that number grew until the doubles stopped
List_of_Ace_single_volumes
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom. The series ran for five seasons on CBS, lasting 158 half-hour episodes, all filmed in black-and-white
List of The Dick Van Dyke Show episodes
List_of_The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show_episodes
Traffic accident in Victoria, Australia
history. Justice Paul Coghlan stated that the crash had "shocked the public conscience". Victoria Police Commissioner Graham Ashton stated that two officers
2020 Eastern Freeway truck crash
2020_Eastern_Freeway_truck_crash
American political activist (1993–2025)
assassin's roommate 'shocked' by shooting, has been 'very cooperative,' governor says". NBC News. September 14, 2025. Archived from the original on December
Charlie_Kirk
Barry is the Flash and is proud of his son. Henry serves as Barry's moral conscience in being a speedster wisely, thus keeping Barry from being tempted by
List_of_The_Flash_characters
good to me. I am ready to go. I am one in the number. I am ready to meet my God. I have a very strong conscience." — Lena Baker, African American maid (5
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
episodes of The Bill, which ran from 16 August 1983 to 31 August 2010. 26 series were made. <onlyinclude> On 26 March 2010, ITV announced that The Bill would
List_of_The_Bill_episodes
1986 song by Peter Gabriel
to deliver lethal shocks to an individual at the request of an authority figure. In the 18th variation of the experiment, 37 of the 40 participants provided
We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)
We_Do_What_We're_Told_(Milgram's_37)
1894 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne
Herrick, whose conscience is severely troubled by the plan but feels he has no other way to escape poverty, is left alone to manage the ship and three
The_Ebb-Tide
are the dates the Screen Gems distribution company reported the episode was "finished". In many cases, that means that the major portion of the episode
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
2013 film by Andrew Niccol
can't in good conscience recommend that anyone see this film." Roth Cornet of IGN gave it a "mediocre" score of 5 out of 10, stating that the film is "unintentionally
The_Host_(2013_film)
Highest court of jurisdiction in the U.S.
self-determination and freedom of conscience. At one pole are those who view the federal judiciary and especially the Supreme Court as being "the most separated and
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
organization violated the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion and conscience. Various lawsuits addressed these concerns, including Burwell v. Hobby
Affordable_Care_Act
Macroeconomic method
business cycles, as well as policy effects and market shocks. As a practical matter, people often use the term "DSGE models" to refer to a particular class
Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
Dynamic_stochastic_general_equilibrium
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