GS4 · UPSC Mains

Capital punishment, or \"death penalty,\" is an institutionalized practice designed to result in deliberately executing persons in response to actual or supposed misconduct and following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant execution. Punitive executions have historically been imposed by diverse kinds of authorities, for an expansive range of conduct, political or religious beliefs and practices, for a status beyond one's control, or without employing any significant due process procedures. Punitive executions also have been and continue to be carried out more informally, such as by terrorist groups, urban gangs, and mobs. For centuries in Europe and America, discussions have focused on capital punishment as an institutionalized, rule-governed practice of modern states and legal systems governing serious criminal conduct and procedures. In light of the above debate of capital punishment, answer the following questions: (a) What are the arguments in favour of and against having capital punishment in the criminal justice system? (b) Do you think capital punishment has a place in modern civilised society? Examine in the context of moral implications involved in awarding it.

25 toppers answered this

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Zufishan Haque	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Rajiv Agarwal	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Sankhe Kashmira Kishor	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Manan Agarwal	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Ankita Puwar	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Akshansh Yadav	—	VisionIAS	p.34
SHOHAM TEBRIWAL	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Kritika Goyal	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Zufishan Haque	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Waseem Ahmad Bhat	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Dev Vrat Joshi	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Ranveer Singh	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Muskan Khurana	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Vibhore Mendiratta	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Ishwar Lal Gurjar	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Kumar Sushant	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Maniya Verma	—	VisionIAS	p.33
Pourush Sood	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Anirudha Pandey	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Ridhima Jain	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Bharti Meena	—	VisionIAS	p.34
KPARIKSHIT	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Vikash Senthiya	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Nitish Mauriya	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Shashi Shekhar	—	VisionIAS	p.34