Justification for and the abolition of capital punishment under human rights law

• <p> </p><p>CERTIFICATION PAGE</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>TABLE OF CONTENTS</p><p>DEDICATION</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGMENT</p><p>TABLE Of CASES</p><p>TABLE OF STATUTES</p><p>LIST OF ABBREVIATION</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• </p><p>GENERAL INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>1.1.0: OBJECTIVES OF STUDY</p><p>1.2.0: SCOPE OF STUDY</p><p>1.3.0: METHODOLOGY</p><p>1.4.0: LITERATURE REVIEW</p><p>1.5.0: DEFINITION OF TERMS</p><p>1.6.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• </p><p>CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND HUMAN RIGHT LAW</p><p>2.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>2.1.0PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.1.1FORMS OF PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.1.2COMPENSATION</p><p>2.1.3INCARCERATION</p><p>2.1.4CORPORAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.1.5BANISHMENT</p><p>2.1.6CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.1.7OTHER APPROACHES</p><p>2.2.0: HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.2.1: MODES OF EXECUTION</p><p>2.2.2CRUCIFIXION</p><p>2.2.3STONING</p><p>2.2.4HANGING</p><p>2.2.5: SHOOTING OR FIRING SQUAD</p><p>2.2.6: GAS CHAMBER OR LETHAL GAS MODE OF EXECUTION</p><p>2.2.7: ELECTROCUTION</p><p>2.3.0: WORLD WIDE ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>2.4.0: HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS</p><p>2.5.0: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND RIGHT TO LIFE</p><p>2.6.0: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND RIGHT TO HUMAN DIGNITY</p><p>2.7.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• </p><p>JUSTIFICATIONS FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND ITS ABOLITION</p><p>3.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>3.1.0: JUSTIFICATIONS FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>3.1.1JUST PUNISHMENT</p><p>3.1.2DETERRENCE</p><p>3.1.3INCAPACITATION</p><p>3.2.0ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>3.2.1PROPENSITY TO CONDEMN INNOCENT DEFENDANTS</p><p>3.2.2DISCRIMINATLY APPLICATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE</p><p>3.2.3ARBITRARY APPLICATION AGAINST THE POOR</p><p>3.
• 2.4COMPARING COST TO BENEFITS</p><p>3.3.0FLAWS IN ARGUMENTS FOR ABOLITION</p><p>3.3.1RACIAL BIAS</p><p>3.3.2RISK TO THE INNOCENT</p><p>3.4.0FLAWS IN THE ARGUMENTS FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT</p><p>3.4.1CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• </p><p>A COMPARISON OF THE NIGERIAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TO THAT OF OTHER SELECTED COUNTRIES</p><p>4.0.0: INTRODUCTION</p><p>4.
• 1.0THE NIGERIAN AND U.S.A CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMPARED</p><p>4.
• 2.0THE NIGERIAN AND AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMPARED</p><p>4.3.0NIGERIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMPARED</p><p>4.4.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• </p><p>CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS</p><p>5.0.0: CONCLUSION</p><p>5.
• 1.0RECOMMENDATIONS</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHY</p><p>ARTICLES IN JOURNALS</p><p>ARTICLES ON THE INTERNET</p><p>BOOKS</p><p>CHAPTERS IN BOOKS</p> <br><p></p>