lll. The Global Movement Towards Abolition
The
number
the
death
of
countries
penalty
has
abolishing
death
significantly
penalty.
That
consistent
with
The
obligation
described
data of the World Coalition Against the
consistent
Death Penalty provides that more than
General Assembly.
increased
since
the
late
1980s.
movement
the
with
customary
law
above,
and
views
of
the
is
is
the
two thirds (2/3) of the world’s countries
have
abolished
the death
low or practice.
(105)
penalty
A hundred
and
countries
abolished
crimes;
the
(6)
Six
abolished
crimes
death
the
except
penalty
such
as those committed
war;
thirty
considered
that they
all
Nations
resolutions
growing
numbers
have
in
for
all
support
can
the
General
hardening
in
death
against
penalty.
the
movement
towards
established
out
practice
executions;
policy
one
abolished the death penalty in law or
abolition.
movement
There
is
a
law
the
above,
requires
abolition.
resolutions concerning moratorium on
the use of the death
practice.
of
Table 1: UN General Assembly voting on
hundred forty one (141) countries have
in
use
or
of not carrying
therefore,
Assembly
As described
during the last ten (10) years and are
a
of
resolutions shows that world opinion is
be
in practice
for
international
have
favor
While not legally binding, the growing
customary
to
seen
have
anyone
believed
General
abolition.
in times of
not executed
United
Assembly
crimes
countries
abolitionist
have
five
for
countries
extraordinary
(30)
Successive
have
penalty
death
in
clear
towards the abolition of the
37
penalty towards