Death Penalty and Human Rights to Life

10.2478/bjlp-2022-002145

Abstract

In recent years, concerning human rights, countries have carefully considered and discussed the death penalty. Some countries argue that the death penalty should be abolished because the right to life is an inviolable sacred right. The article analyzes the provisions of international law on human rights and the death penalty through the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights requirements, the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and several other international treaties. The article explores the aspects of why the death penalty needs to be abolished and analyzes the reasons for some countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty.