Interpreting ‘Most Serious Crimes’ under Article 6(2) of ICCPR
Abstract Article 6 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights protects the right to life. Meanwhile, Article 6(2) stipulates an exception where death penalty may only be imposed for the ‘most serious crimes.’ The Human Rights Committee had previously provided that ‘most serious c...
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Universitas Gadjah Mada
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Mimbar Hukum |
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| Online Access: | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jmh/article/view/48979 |