Overview The right to life and security is a fundamental human right available to all individuals under international human rights law irrespective of whether the individual is a citizen or not. Although non-derogable, the right to life is not absolute, so deprivation of life must be in accordance with law and non-arbitrary. Protections extended…
International Human Rights Safeguards and Standards Capital Punishment International law has increasingly restricted the scope and implementation of the death penalty. In addition, 106 countries have abolished the death penalty in law for all crimes, and 142 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.[1] Although Article 6 of the…
Domestic Law and Jurisprudence 1. Domestic Law Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Pakistan for a number of offences. The legal method of execution is hanging according to Sec. 368 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898. However, a moratorium on executions was imposed in 2008, when the then-President Asif Ali Zardari…