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... But suspension of capital punishment is essential to Russias membership in the Council of Europe, the continents leading human rights organization. So, on joining the European Council on 28 February 1996, Russia made a commitment to establish a moratorium on capital punishment and to abolish the death penalty Since the moratorium was established in August 1996, no further death sentences have been carried out. ...
Polls show that public sentiment is strongly in favour of keeping capital punishment as a deterrent to the crime wave that invaded the country in recent years and especially to the terrorist attacks which are more and more frequent. ...
The death penalty is a very controversial issue, and recent developments concerning the capital punishment in Russia have once again returned the issue to the public sphere. ...
Let’s look first at the arguments in favour of the capital punishment. ... Society has always used punishment to discourage would-be criminals from unlawful action. Since society has the highest interest in preventing murder, it should use the strongest punishment available to deter murder, and that is the death penalty. ... Thus, the punishment would fit the crime and the victims family and society would be helped knowing one less murderer is out in the streets.
Approximate Word count = 1022
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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