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Hace 1 día · Capital punishment, also called the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as a punishment for a crime. It has historically been used in almost every part of the world. Since the mid-19th century many countries have abolished or discontinued the practice.
Hace 5 días · Key Reflections Conclusion The debate on capital punishment intertwines concepts of justice, morality, and human rights, prompting critical discussions on the role of the death penalty in the legal system. Practical Challenges Critics highlight the high costs of death penalty
Hace 19 horas · CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN INDIA (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Polity) News-CRUX-10 21st May 2024. Download PDF (English) Context: The Kerala High Court recently affirmed the death sentence handed down by a trial court to, the sole perpetrator in the 2016 rape and murder case of a 30-year-old law student in Ernakulam district. Capital punishment in India.
Hace 4 días · Remained a capital offence until the bringing into force of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 c 37 s 36, when replaced by life imprisonment. Attainder meant that the punishment could extend to the next generation: heirs of traitors could be prevented from inheriting property or titles. Treason Act 1351 (25 Edw 3 stat 5 c 2)
Hace 4 días · My team researches the intersections of mental health and the capital punishment system, analyzing the demographic and legal factors that affect a capital defendant's likelihood of being deemed competent or incompetent to be executed.
Hace 4 días · 26 Feb 2024. Austin Sarat. Amherst professor Austin Sarat comments on a lawsuit filed by David Phillip Wilson, currently on Alabama’s death row for a 2004 murder, claiming that Alabama’s plan to execute him by nitrogen gas violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Hace 3 días · In The Brothers Karamazov, the great novelist Fedor Dostoevsky has the defence counsel Fetiukovich assert in court the perceived essential characteristic – and superiority – of Russian justice: ‘Let other nations think of retribution and the letter of the law, we will cling to the spirit and the meaning – the salvation and reformation of the lost’ (quoted on p.134).
