The court, however, limits it to 'special and exceptional circumstances' and bans its use for mentally ill defendants ...
Campaigners against the death penalty have long argued that the practice, carried out by shooting an inmate in the heart from ...
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 ...
“The court emphasized that because the death penalty is the most severe punishment and irreversible in nature, its ...
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty should be applied only to the most grievous offenses, a ...
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court was hearing petitions filed by roughly three dozen prisoners on death row who argued that the ...
Campaigners against the death penalty have long argued that the practice, carried out by shooting an inmate in the heart from ...
Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Friday upholding the legality of the death penalty, which is still imposed ...
The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...