Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe that human life is so valuable that even the worst murderers should not be deprived of the value of their ...

Capital punishment is vengeance rather than retribution and, as such, is a morally dubious concept The anticipatory suffering of the criminal, who may be kept on death row for many years ...

Presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen has in the past vowed to hold a referendum on restoring capital punishment, which is backed by a huge majority of her supporters. In the UK, however ...

This may put the Church in direct conflict with conservative Catholics in the US who insist that capital punishment is justified. Historically, the Church has mostly been unopposed to the death ...

Griffin, Timothy 2021. Comparing expert versus general public rationale for death penalty support and opposition: Is expert perspective on capital punishment consistent with “disciplined retention”?.

Studies indicate that extreme punishments, such as the death penalty, may discourage victims who oppose capital punishment from coming forward, especially when the perpetrator is someone they know ...

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Along with the UK, France and Norway, the EU has condemned Sri Lanka's decision to revive capital punishment. "The death penalty is a cruel, inhuman and a degrading punishment, and the EU ...