Akshath Indusekhar, BA LLB, Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University
ABSTRACT
The death penalty has perpetually existed in a state of conflicted fray throughout sociological and political discourse. The debate surrounding the subject must be deconstructed and with emphasis on the interlink with morality, the foundations and future of the subject. This paper will delve into the moral, legal and political foundations of the death penalty, the arguments in support and against the subject and the potentially problematic aspects in modern society. Literature and reports pertaining to the subject shall be analysed and brought into context. In doing so, this paper shall also weave a link with the debates surrounding the law and morality, inequality in justice and the question of law- as an instrument of social change or inequalities?
Keywords: Law, Theories of Punishment, Death penalty, Domestic and international law, Right to life, Social Justice, Law and Morality, Moral foundations Theory, Constitutional Law, Minority Rights.
