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Forum Meta => Civic Center => Government of Taijitu, 2014 => Archive => World Assembly Affairs => Topic started by: Gulliver on March 22, 2012, 01:57:47 AM
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Category: Repeal
Resolution: GA#112 (http://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_past_resolutions/start=141)
Proposed by: [nation]Christian Democrats[/nation]
Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #112: Convention on Execution (http://www.nationstates.net/page=WA_past_resolutions/start=141) (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Argument: The General Assembly,
Recognizing that the Convention on Execution allows member states to employ the death penalty as a criminal punishment,
Believing that the Convention on Execution is inadequate for these reasons:
- The resolution permits member states to use the death penalty as a punishment for any crimes whatsoever rather than restricting its use to only the most heinous crimes, such as premeditated murder;
- The resolution does not restrict the methods of execution that can be employed, thereby allowing member states to use extremely inhumane methods of execution, such as beheading or stoning;
Hoping that this Assembly will consider replacement proposals to put stronger restrictions on use of the death penalty,
Repeals Resolution 112, the Convention on Execution.
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I'm not sure I want to vote for it. I do agree with the stated deficiencies but, if the issue is a lack of something in the law rather than the presence of something troubling, repealing it wouldn't solve that problem.
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I have cast a provisional vote of "against".
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This was defeated, with my final vote as "against".