Death was formerly the penalty for a large number of offenses inEnglandduring the 17th and 18th centuries, but it was never applied as widely as the law provided. As in other countries, many offenders who committed capital crimes escaped the death penalty, either because juries or courts would...
Death was formerly the penalty for a large number of offenses in England during the 17th and 18th centuries, but it was never applied as widely as the law provided. As in other countries, many offenders who committed capital crimes escaped the death penalty, either because juries or courts wo...
Kuala Lumpur— Malaysia's parliament passed a bill Monday to remove mandatory death sentences, with rights groups welcoming the vote as an "important step" that could have a knock-on effect elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Convictions for several offenses, including murder and drug trafficking, previous...
The study intends to analyze how capital punishment of OFWs affected the bilateral relations between the Philippines and China and how it violates the International Human Rights Law. Moreover, the study is to assess the policies, treaties and agreements made and signed between the Philippines and ...
Aum's offenses were as heinous as any the country has seen. There was the premedi- tated slaughter of attorney Sakamoto Tsutsumi, his wife Satoko, and their infant son Tatsuhiko in Yokohama in 1989. There was the sarin gas attack in Matsumoto in 1994, which targeted judges overseeing a ...