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"."However, the death penalty is a capital punishment after all,
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 upholds legality of death sentences but severely restricts its use
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court was hearing petitions filed by roughly three dozen prisoners on death row who argued that the punishment violates the country’s constitution
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 court limits death penalty to most serious crimes
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty should only be applied to the most grievous offenses, a decision that has significant implications for capital punishment in the country.
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.
Poll Finds 80% of Taiwan's Public Support Death Penalty Ahead of Court Ruling - TaiwanPlus News
A new poll shows that 80% of people in Taiwan are in favor of keeping the death penalty. That comes ahead of an expected court ruling on whether capital punishment is constitutional. The poll also showed that the percentage of people who support abolishing the death penalty dropped to just 9.
Taiwan court to decide if death penalty violates constitution
Taiwan could be on track to abolish the death penalty if the island’s top court rules it violates its constitution.
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