Sandaoguo wrote:Just want to point out that I'm the author of the resolution and I've voted for the repeal.
Okay, I gave this a try in 2012. I'm going to take another shot in 2015 but with a much more concise argument.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL
Repeal "Convention on Execution"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
Category: Repeal | Resolution: GA#112 | Proposed by: Christian Democrats
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that Resolution 112, Convention on Execution, "[g]rants the right of member nations to allow the use of execution,"
Further recognizing that Resolution 112 "[e]ncourages any nation that has legalized execution to restrict its use to the most extreme cases,"
Believing that international encouragement (instead of an international mandate) is insufficient to prevent less civilized governments from using their "right to execute" in cases where a death sentence is too harsh, such as illegal drug possession or sexual impropriety,
Convinced that this august body should take back the legal authority to limit the crimes to which member states may apply capital punishment,
Repeals Resolution 112, Convention on Execution.
In 2012, Glen-Rhodes argued that Section 7 of his resolution lets the General Assembly limit the crimes for which the death penalty may be employed. This argument is faulty because Section 7 permits further international intervention only "to prevent miscarriages of justice." A miscarriage of justice is "the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit" (Wikipedia). Is it a miscarriage of justice to execute somebody for using cocaine? No, he actually committed the crime. The punishment is simply too harsh.