AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

ACADEMIC WRITING

NAME: EGESA ZIPPORAH

REG. NO: 19S01ABA116

UNIT CODE: ENG 102

TASK: ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

LECTURER’S NAME: OLUOCH MONICAH OLOO

DUE DATE: 11TH MARCH 202

Should death penalty be allowed? The death penalty illustrates this point by looking at the
human rights and how the international law scene treats this. Is the death penalty a human
rights issue? If we believe that torture and inhuman punishment should be absolutely
prohibited, then the ultimate punishment of execution should also be prohibited. the idea of
prohibition or arbitrary deprivation of a life results in the notion that death sentence may only
be Imposed after a fair trial by an independent and impartial tribunal with review by a higher
tribunal. Therefore, universal illustration of death penalty remains a long way argument.

In concession with the argument, capital punishment or death sentence should be legal in case
of murder, in argument for the family and friends of a murder victim, the suffering of losing a
loved one may never end. For them justice will never be served until the murder Is put to
death. There are a lot of people who would want the death penalty for a lot of other crimes
even tribal crimes. Justice is not about following the victims wishes. It is not their death
penalty, but more likely t5he efficiency of the legal process, that provides the closure to the
victims loved ones. According to Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United State of
America, he states that, “the death penalty, should be brought back and brought back
strongly’’ following the case of a drug dealer who committed murder. (New York Times
May11, 2016).

The death penalty is a symptom of a culture of violence not a solution to it. Mostly the use of
death penalty for crimes committed by juvenile is prohibited under internal Human right law,
yet some other countries still sentence them to death. (Section 3(2) ‘’of the prison Act , CAP
90, of pearl Code’) provides that ‘’death Sentence shall not be pronounced upon person who
committed a capital offence while under the ,age of 19 years but shall be sentenced to be
detained, shall be deemed to be legal custody.’’

The death sentence penalty is not only about the moment of execution, but a person always
lives in anxiety with the reality of death hanging over his or her head from the moment of
sentencing. Such form of treatment and punishment amounts to cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment. It contravenes the provision of Article 25(a) and 29(b) of the constitution and
principle of convention against that state , “no person shall be subjected to torture or to
inhuman or degrading punishment or other punishments ”it also violates (Article 7 of the
internal covenant on Civil and political Rights, 1966) and (convention Against Torture and
other cruel, Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 1984 )

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The notion of the punishment differs from region to reli0gion, Islam supports the death
penalty as expressed in Quran, capital punishment is connected. Christianity is however
divided on issues but catholic globally campaigns against capital punishment. [ CITATION
And04 \l 2057 ]. Hindus firmly believes in law of karma the trust of which is that one does
good or evil, it must always come back hence human s cannot take it upon themselves to
execute criminals. (Quodlibet vol. 6 pg. 3)

In conclusion, according to Amnesty International July 2015, 101 countries have abolished
the death penalty for all crimes in law, while 140 countries have abolished the death penalty
in law practise hence there is no reason to take the final step. The justice has all the
information they need right now to bring all the other countries worldwide in the line with the
rest of the world and end death p-neatly for good.

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References
Andrew F. (2004). The Christian Perspective on capital punishment:An Evaluation of
Rehabilitation.

Trump, D. J. (May 11, 2016). Death sentence . NewYork Times .Retrived May 11,2016 from
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Amnesty international.( July, 2015). Retrieved March 2,2020, from https://www.amnesty.org
The constitution of Kenya (2010). The prison Act section 3 (2)
The constitution

of Kenya (2017). Article 25(a) & 29 (d) prevention of torture. Act No.12 of 2017. Kenyan
law.
Convections against torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (1984).
Quodlibet Journal (viol. 6 No. 3, July- September). http: //www.Quodlibet.net
Quran, Saratul Baqara ( aya ya 178) law of qisas