Taiwan Court Upholds Legality of Death Penalty but Limits Use to Only the Most Serious Crimes
The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to deter offenders.
Taiwan Retains Death Penalty But Limits Use To 'Exceptional' Cases
A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and exceptional circumstances".
Taiwan’s top court upholds constitutionality of capital punishment but limits its use
Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Friday upholding the legality of the death penalty, which is still imposed on the island and has strong public support, but called for its use to be limited to the most serious crimes.
Taiwan retains death penalty for ‘exceptional’ cases
Campaigners against the death penalty have long argued that the practice, carried out by shooting an inmate in the heart from behind as they lie face-down on the ground, is an inhumane method of punishment. The debate was brought to Taiwan’s constitutional court, which ruled today that it would retain the death penalty.
Taiwan upholds death penalty but limits use to "exceptional" cases
Taiwan is retaining the death penalty, but the top court has imposed restrictions on its implementation. Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in 2010.
Taiwan Court Rules Death Penalty Constitutional but Only for Most Serious Crimes
Members of the Taiwan constitutional court hold a press conference after the ruling on the constitutionality of the death penalty in a case brought by 37 people currently on death row, in Taipei, Taiwan September 20,
Top Taiwan Court to Rule on Legal Challenge to Death Penalty
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.
KMT Slams Court's Ruling On Death Penalty - TaiwanPlus News
Taiwan has ruled that the country's use of the death penalty is partly unconstitutional. The main opposition party, the KMT, has criticized the guidelines as being the equivalent to outlawing the death penalty in practice.
Taiwan Court Rules Death Penalty Partly Unconstitutional - TaiwanPlus News
The Constitutional Court has failed to overturn Taiwan’s use of the death penalty. The country's 37 death row inmates had petitioned the court, saying the punishment contravened the right to life enshrined in Taiwan's constitution.
Poll Finds 80% of Taiwan's Public Support Death Penalty Ahead of Court Ruling - TaiwanPlus News
Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of Taiwan's public remain in favor of the death penalty.
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