Death Penalty and Right to Life
https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2009-3-264-280
Abstract
The article dwells on the contemporary situation in respect of the judicial practice related to the application of the capital punishment both in international and national law. Today the European Convention for the Human Rights is the only international Act, prohibiting the death penalty as per Protocols № 6 and № 13. The author has undertaken an attempt to analyze the current situation, basing on the recent judgments of the European Court. However, the Court still has no definite opinion regarding the subject – should the capital punishment be considered as a violation of the Art. 2 of the Convention or not. The current cases mostly correlate the possibility of the application of the capital punishment with Art. 3 of the Convention, whereas the Art. 2 is considered violated just in some specific cases.
About the Author
I. S. Semyonov
Diplomatic Academy, MFA Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ivan S. Semyonov – post-graduate student
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For citations:
Semyonov I.S. Death Penalty and Right to Life. Moscow Journal of International Law. 2009;(3):264-280. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24833/0869-0049-2009-3-264-280
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