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Akingbehin Emmanuel Olugbenga
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DOI:10.17265/1548-6605/2017.01.002
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ABSTRACT
There is no doubt, that the practice of
capital punishment has attracted a barrage of global condemnation. The condemnation
is principally because the older methods of execution like shooting, hanging,
beheading and crucifixion inflict excruciating pains on the dying offenders, contrary to the
prescriptions of the various international instruments. Against the backdrop of
the litany of recriminations,
some developed retentionist nations
invented and adopted the use of some modern methods like electrocution, gas
chamber and lethal injection. These modern methods were perceived by the inventing nations to have the
advantage of killing swiftly and inflicting minimum pain. This article
critically analyses the modern methods of electrocution, gas chamber and lethal
injection. The author appraises the history, the practice and the challenges of
each of these methods. The article revealed that all the modern methods inflict
excruciating pains on the dying offenders, especially as a result of botched executions. The
author concludes by making a recommendation for an outright abolition of
capital punishment.
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