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Comparative Analysis of the Death Penalty: The Historical Perspective and the Methods of Execution
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Nikhil Raghav
Student at Lloyd Law College, India
Abstract
This paper contends that the death sentence is a type of punishment that should be acknowledged by the society. This research paper analyses the position of death punishment in India, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom. It also describes the execution methods of the past as well as the present in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. This research paper provides a thorough examination of the death penalty in India. Furthermore, this research paper discusses the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States of America and, in particular, India. Moreover, It also examines the initial persons who were executed using different methods of death penalty. Lastly, It also examines the last death executions in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Research Paper
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International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1136 - 1154
DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.114960Creative Commons
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