death penaltycriminalityselective justice systemhuman rightsIn his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) last July 27, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to swiftly pass the bill reinstating the death peDeinla, ImeldaMendoza, Ronald U.Pizarro, AngelikaSantiago, Ray Paolo R.Social Science Electronic Publishing
death penalty Philippines war on drugs overcrowded prisons prisoner's physical and mental health 1. Introduction In characterizing the global pandemic of 2020, the immortal words of Charles Dickens have never seemed to be more apt -, "[I]t was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishnes...
Does the death penalty actually deter crime? Does capital punishment deter murder? When was the death penalty started in the Philippines? Who abolished the death penalty in the Philippines? Is capital punishment a deterrent to violent crime?
The Philippines' new president-elect is upholding his campaign vow to bring back the death penalty to the Southeast Asian nation -- much to the Catholic Church's chagrin. Rodrigo Duterte, who ruffled feathers on the campaign trail with his fiery speeches, said Monday he would ask Congress to...
After all, the president said he was “not thrilled” when California announced its moratorium on capital punishment. He also said he’d be “most excited” to use the death penalty on drug dealers and praised Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent drug war, which has led to more ...
Death Penalty implementation ofDeathPenaltybring life‚ justice and end heinous crimes in the Philippines? I don’t think so. But the new Vice President of the Philippines Jejomar Binay thinks it so as he utter his desire to bring backdeathpenaltyin the Philippine in his outburst emotional re...
astonishing. His work has had an incalculable effect, wholly for the good. At a time when the criminal justice systems in most European countries were hideously barbaric, he cut through all the traditional arguments and traditional complacency and attacked the death penalty and other abuses, such...
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...
在世界范围内死刑并不常见,大多保留死刑制度的国家都集中在亚洲。菲律宾作为亚洲西化程度最高的国家,于1987年首次废除死刑,成为亚洲第一个废除死刑的国家。但在是否保留死刑制度这一问题上,菲律宾是一个十分纠结的国家,在不到20年的时间里曾多次废除及恢复死刑制度。#
The majority of those on death row in the Philippines have been convicted of rape crimes, including rape of a minor, rape of a family member and other aggravateSeema KandeliaSocial Science Electronic PublishingKandelia, S. (2005). Incestuous Rape and the Death Penalty in the Philippines: ...