International and National Law Aspects of the Abolishment of Capital Punishment

The article dwells on the contemporary situation in respect of the capital punishment both in international and national law. On the one hand, the death penalty is supposed to be forbidden and abolished as cruel and inhumane.On the other – the death penalty is an effective way to fight violence and...

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Main Author: I. S. Semyonov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2008-09-01
Series:Московский журнал международного права
Online Access:https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/1378