Blogs tagged with: Capital Punishment

From trial by media to now sentencing by media?

by Arjun K on in Criminal law
The Hon’ble Supreme Court is hearing the appeal against the conviction and death sentence awarded to four accused in the Nirbhaya Rape Case. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court had affirmed the death sentence awarded to the accused by the Trial Court . Both the Trial Court and the High Court found that cri...
The article of Mr B. Raman, the head of the Pakistan Desk at the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), published on rediff.com adds new dimensions to the Yakub Memon case. It has raised questions about adherence to the principle of fair trial and the rule of law by Indian investigating and prosecuting a...

Should Capital Punishment be abolished?

by LAWCRATS on in Blawg-osphere
Capital Punishment....we can live without it Capital punishment is an issue which figures prominently in philosophical, religious and political discussions, and has absorbed the attentions of law-makers and the public worldwide. Right wing politicians usually express strong support for capital punis...