Essays about: "death penalty - for and against"

Found 4 essays containing the words death penalty - for and against.

  1. 1. “A Fatally Flawed System” : A critical investigation of the 2021 cases on the American Death Row where 11 people were executed

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Linn Davrin; [2022]
    Keywords : Capital punishment; United States; Discrimination; Racism; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The death penalty in the US has long been characterized by racist prejudices and mistakes. Previous research suggests that the majority of those executed are intellectually disabled people, black people and the poor. READ MORE

  2. 2. Banishing the “Language of Murder, Blood and Revenge”: The EU’s Campaign Against the Death Penalty in Iraq

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Bludau; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; Iraq; human rights; death penalty; normative power Europe;

    Abstract : The abolition of the death penalty lies at the core of the EU’s human rights agenda. Iraq, a long-term partner of the EU, has one of the highest execution rates in the world. Despite the plethora of policies, agreements and strategies of the EU in its relations with Iraq, the death penalty remains unbridled and in widespread use. READ MORE

  3. 3. The right to life in Europe : Its beginning and end

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Lina Tolliner; [2010]
    Keywords : human rights; the right to life; the European Convention on Human Rights; ECHR;

    Abstract : The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) was adopted in 1950. One of the most important rights established therein is the right to life, which can be found in article 2. READ MORE

  4. 4. Diplomatic Assurances - Safeguard against Torture or Undermining the Prohibition of Refoulement?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Isman; [2006]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : To eliminate terrorism and security risks in its country, States seek to return alleged terrorists to their countries of origin. This is sometimes problematic because of the human rights situation in the countries of origin&semic the return involves the prohibition of torture or ill-treatment, and the prohibition of refoulement. READ MORE