Why capital punishment should be reinstated.

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For many years, capital punishment has the legal impose of death as a penalty for violating the criminal law. Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of unlawful activity. The Method of execution in Canada has been death by hanging until after its abolition by Parliament in a free vote in 1976. However, supporters of capital punishment were still asking for its return until the Parliament voted again in 1987 not to reinstate the death penalty, by confirming its ban. Capital Punishment can be defined as "The penalty for death for the commission of a crime." (dictionary.com, 2003) Capital punishment must not be reinstated as it is an unjust punishment. This paper will clearly demonstrate that Capital punishment violates Canadian citizen's rights in Sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canadian Bill of Rights, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In addition, this paper will also show that with capital punishment, the death penalty is not a deterrent to serious crimes. Finally, this paper will show that with capital punishment there is always the possibility an innocent person could be executed and this is totally unacceptable.

Capital punishment violates Canadian citizen's rights in Sections of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canadian Bill of Rights, and the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Canada is a country that is known for the reputation of recognizing all of the human rights guaranteed to its citizens. This formation is known as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Capital punishment violates Section seven under the Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedoms because it protects every person's 'right to life'. It is evident that capital punishment violates this essential right since it clearly takes a person's life away.