The Death Penalty by Sanjeev P. Sahni & Mohita Junnarkar

Author:Sanjeev P. Sahni & Mohita Junnarkar
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811531293
Publisher: Springer Singapore

3.3 Conclusion

Nothing has received more praise and abuse than death penalty. The chapter talks about varied non-state actors and the role they play in influencing the position of death penalty. They erect different arguments to validate their viewpoint. They function in their respective areas to achieve their objectives. However, more recently the stress is shifted more on ontological perspectives rather than just emotional appeal attached with it. The functional as well as moral argument of punishment has gained center-stage. The question raised is limited not only to death penalty and its relevance but also to the manner of its administration. These non-state actors act as a pressure group, raise emphatical arguments, garner support worldwide, and ease peaceful transitions. Death is not the best way to solve the problem of killing (Role and Responsibility of Media in Shaping Death Penalty, 2017). Although the current tide favors the abolitionist trend, not that surprisingly, there are many non-state actors who go against the historic tide of abolition. Death penalty may be too severe for some people but if the society does not inflict severe punishments, countries may run into chaos and people’s lives may not be guaranteed. The chapter thus, does not negate the role of severe punishment although it does question the relevance of death penalty.

The role of each non-state actor is sui generis in the sense that although the answer may be in the form of yes or no to death penalty, yet the arguments behind it differ. The reasoning lies in history, religion, morality, statistics, ethics, human rights, deterrence, correction, economics, etc. They may not be directly involved in policy-making and penal legislations, but understating their role in influencing the death penalty will be an error of vision. The chapter has mentioned numerous examples in this behalf. I leave it to future generations to assess the role of these non-state actors keeping the geographical, political, social, economic, and legal aspects in mind. It would be a matter of interest for a future generation free of death penalty to look back and evaluate its past and analyze the role of the non-state actors.

References

ACP Group. (2003, November). The Cotonou agreement: A user’s guide for non-state actors (pp. 31–32). Retrieved September 3, 2018, from https://​ec.​europa.​eu/​europeaid/​sites/​devco/​files/​methodology-the-cotonou-agreement-user-guide-for-non-state-actors-200311_​en_​2.​pdf

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