Abolitionism: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Abolitionism (Quelltext anzeigen)

55 Bytes hinzugefügt , 19:41, 22. Jul. 2013

31.738

Bearbeitungen

@@ Zeile 120: / Zeile 120: @@
 The basic arguments against the death penalty (which often were used in combination) were:
-*The State has no right to take the life of one of its citizens. This was either based on religion (to take a life should be a privilege of God not to be usurped by man) or on an interpretation of the Social Contract.
+*The State has no right to take the life of one of its citizens. This was either based on religion (to take a life should be a privilege of God not to be usurped by man) or on an interpretation of the Social Contract (no man would agree to give his life away) or on an interpretation of human rights (violation of the right to life).
+*Uselessness and counterproductivity of the death penalty.
+*Thirdly als lastly, one could admit the legitimacy of the death penalty, but oppose it for the mere fact of its irreversibility in the case of a wrong judgment.
-The death penalty (capital punishment) can be seen as a violation of human rights. To deny the right to life is a serious challenge to the very idea of rights belonging to a human being.
-*Uselessness and Counterproductivity (Beccaria ... )
-*Irreversibility of wrongful executions.
 Protagonists and their Arguments: