[DRAFT] Ban On Capital Punishment

[United Massachusetts]

The World Assembly,
Recognizing the protection against cruel and unusual punishment as an important right of criminals,
Believing that any attempted killing of a criminal is a cruel punishment,
Noting that violence and murder to not justify more violence and murder by the state,
Contending that a sentence of death does no more good to society than a sentence to life in prison,
Sympathizing with the victims of heinous crimes and their desire for justice,
Understanding the killing of a person as an assault on justice rather than a promotion of it,
Understanding capital punishment as the killing of a criminal as a legal punishment for a crime,
Hereby:
1. Bans capital punishment in all World Assembly member states EXCEPT when all the following demands are met
a. The suspect has committed the murder of multiple people
b. The suspect has been convicted in the past of a felony
c. There is irrefutable evidence pointing to the suspect's guilt
d. It has been proven that all other measures have failed to prevent the escape of the criminal

2. Hopes that more member states will fully ban the procedure

[Dooom35796821595]

We do not appreciate being told how to deal with our own criminals, and so we are opposed to this resolution.

[Imperium Anglorum]

It's illegal for contradicting Convention on Execution.

[Ryanvillle]

I'm not a big fan of executions, but we shouldn't be interfering with countries' rights to run their prisons as they like.

[Kryozerkia]

It's illegal for contradicting Convention on Execution.

Link for convenience - Convention on Execution

[Imperium Anglorum]

It's illegal for contradicting Convention on Execution.

Link for convenience - Convention on Execution

Grants the right of member nations to allow the use of execution in accordance with the regulations of this act, with deference to active regulations in previously passed resolutions;

Was on phone. Now on laptop.

[Dreamstar]

Nope.

[The Coalition of the Magical unicorns]

Um, each nation can decide for itself how deal with it's criminals. I fail to see why the WA should interfere.

[Araraukar]

Um, each nation can decide for itself how deal with it's criminals. I fail to see why the WA should interfere.

The WA already has interfered and said that if you give them a fair trial and execute them in a way that doesn't cause undue suffering, you're good to go.

[The Coalition of the Magical unicorns]

The WA already has interfered and said that if you give them a fair trial and execute them in a way that doesn't cause undue suffering, you're good to go.

I will pharse it in a better way. I fail to see why a resolution should be passed on *what* the punishment should be. Of course the criminal must be given a fair trial. I for myself don't mind executions, but I prefer them to be done quickly- But honestly, if a nation wants to decide that it want to give the criminal (this only in case there is no real doubt about him being guilty), I think that the WA shouldn't interfere.

[Law Enforcers]

Why should the WA be determining punishments for criminals in individual nations?

[Separatist Peoples]

I will pharse it in a better way. I fail to see why a resolution should be passed on *what* the punishment should be. Of course the criminal must be given a fair trial. I for myself don't mind executions, but I prefer them to be done quickly- But honestly, if a nation wants to decide that it want to give the criminal (this only in case there is no real doubt about him being guilty), I think that the WA shouldn't interfere.

"The state's monopoly on violence is one tool through which order is kept. The use of violence which is especially painful and especially final can be used as a tool of oppression. As the World Assembly has a vested interest in limiting tools of oppression, it has an interest in regulating the degree of violence used to exert order."

[Confederate provinces of the colonies]

i totally agree with your proposal, i just submitted one myself.

[Grays Harbor]

Illegal for contradiction. Here is why.

World Assembly Resolution #112
Postby Imperium Anglorum » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:01 pm

Convention on Execution
A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Human Rights
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Glen-Rhodes

Description: Understanding the signficiant moral and ethical challenges of capital punishment,

Acknowledging that the extremes of both ends of the debate cannot be fairly applied across the entire World Assembly,

Wishing to uphold the sovereignty of this facet of national penal law, but to also prevent unconscionable use of capital punishment,

The World Assembly hereby

1. Defines for the purpose of this resolution:
a. “Execution” as the lawfully sponsored and orchestrated death of an individual as their punishment for committing a crime;
b. “Summary execution” as the execution of an individual without a trial as stipulated by this resolution;
c. “Extrajudicial execution” as the act of extraditing an individual to or otherwise placing an individual into the custody of a non-member nation, with the intent of allowing that nation to execute that individual outside of the regulations of this resolution;

2. Grants the right of member nations to allow the use of execution in accordance with the regulations of this act, with deference to active regulations in previously passed resolutions;

3. Establishes exceptions to article 2 for the following persons:
a. Those who are pregnant,
b. Those who lack the mental capacity needed to understand the wrongfulness of their crime, or to conform their behavior to the law,
c. Children and those with equivalent mental capacity;

4. Requires that a trial in which execution is a possible punishment be separated into two parts, wherein the first part determines guilt or innocence and the second part decides the applicability and merits of an execution;

5. Prohibits the use of summary execution and extrajudicial execution, and requires that a fair and equitable route of seeking monetary compensation and justice for the family of victims of such executions be devised by each member nation;

6. Encourages any nation that has legalized execution to restrict its use to the most extreme cases and to provide a route for seeking commutation or pardon;

7. Declares that this resolution shall not be construed to deny additional regulations on execution, where seen necessary and proper by the World Assembly to prevent miscarriages of justice.

Co-authored by Unibot.

[Noveau-Nordicia]

I don't appreciate being told how to run my country m8

[Separatist Peoples]

I don't appreciate being told how to run my country m8

"Then you may want to reconsider WA membership. That's rather what we do here."

[Marxlenia]

Marxlenia refuses to acknowledge a resolution that would render the accruement of capital legal. We find the proposal preposterous and incompatible with realizing the world communist dream.

Papa Bless

[Kaboomlandia]

Marxlenia refuses to acknowledge a resolution that would render the accruement of capital legal. We find the proposal preposterous and incompatible with realizing the world communist dream.

Papa Bless

OOC: Whaaaa?

[Varlindar]

As stated by many people in this thread, it should be up to the nations, suggestions such a law will be overthrowing many nation's right to deal with criminals in their own way.