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1 results foundAuthor: Khasia, Maia Title: The Abolition of the Death Penalty and Its Alternative Sanction in South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Summary: The death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. It represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity. It is irrevocable, and where criminal justice systems are open to error or discrimination, the death penalty will inevitably be inflicted on the innocent. The challenges within the criminal justice system do not end with the institution of a moratorium or with abolition of the death penalty, as the problem of what to do with the most serious offenders remains. Many countries that institute moratoria do not create humane conditions for prisoners held indefinitely on ‘death row’, or substitute alternative sanctions that amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment, such as life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, solitary confinement for long and indeterminate periods of time, and inadequate basic physical or medical provisions. Punitive conditions of detention and less favourable treatment are prevalent for reprieved death row prisoners. This research paper focuses on the historical application of the death penalty, and the processes of its eventual abolition in the South Caucasus region, and subsequently the implementation of its alternative sanction, life imprisonment. Its aim is to provide up-to-date information about the laws and practices relating to how the death penalty was applied prior to abolition, and how life imprisonment is now being implemented in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. This paper takes a country-by-country approach and focuses on: DD The legal framework of the death penalty and its alternative sanction (life imprisonment). DD Implementation of the sentence, including an analysis of fair trial standards. DD Statistical information on the application of the death penalty/life imprisonment. DD Application of the sentence including an analysis of the conditions of imprisonment. DD Criminal justice reform processes in each country. This paper provides detailed and practical recommendations tailored to each country to bring it in line with international human rights standards and norms. It is intended as a follow-up report to the 2009 PRI report “Life Imprisonment and Conditions of Serving the Sentence in the South Caucasus”. We hope this research paper will assist advocacy efforts in the region towards the implementation of alternative sanctions that are humane and respect international human rights standards. We also hope this paper will assist researchers, academics, members of the international and donor community, and all other stakeholders involved in penal reform processes including parliamentarians, prison officials and members of the judiciary. This report has been published in English, Georgian and Russian. March 2012 it in line with international human rights standards and norms. It is intended as a follow-up report to the 2009 PRI report “Life Imprisonment and Conditions of Serving the Sentence in the South Caucasus”. Details: London: Penal Reform International, 2012. 61p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 13, 2012 at: http://www.penalreform.org/files/South%20Caucasus%20Research%20Report%20Death%20Penalty%20and%20Alternatives%20ENGLISH.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Europe URL: http://www.penalreform.org/files/South%20Caucasus%20Research%20Report%20Death%20Penalty%20and%20Alternatives%20ENGLISH.pdf Shelf Number: 126321 Keywords: Capital PunishmentDeath Penalty (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) |