• Is Capital Punishment an Act Which Seeks Revenge Rather than One Which Seeks Social Justice

     

    Summaries, Notes1 Law

Evaluation:
Published: 01.07.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'Is Capital Punishment an Act Which Seeks Revenge Rather than One Which Seeks Soc', 1.
Extract

Arguments claiming to support capital punishment in particular revenge social justice.
Argument against capital punishment include:
: It is revengeful barbaric cruel degrading uncivilized
: Does not correlate with a reduction in crime
: Basic violation of human rights ethical and moral values
: Capital punishment is expensive
:Discriminately selective on focus [rich poor black white]
: Law can make mistakes rushed judgement
: The evidence supplyed might not be fair
: Offenders may have the chance to rehabilitation
: The past dosent always equal the future.

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