Capital Punishment in South Asia: A Legal Analysis

Abstract

This study considers at how Asian Countries handle the death penalty. The goal is to find flaws in the law, both substantive and technical, that lead to unfair death sentences. The governments of Asian Countries say that the death sentence is fair. But majority of Asian governments regularly kill people, which is against human rights and international law. Recent law commission reports and court decisions have discussed how law enforcement agencies use torture to get confessions, how poor people on death row don't get free legal help, and how special judges give unfair and random death sentences. The qualitative study has been used to draw the findings. Both the content and the process of each country's laws, court decisions, and law council papers are looked at. Even though courts and law panels have ruled against solitary imprisonment, one-third of people on death row around the world have legal and physical problems. The results suggest fixing the death sentence system's basic and procedural flaws to make it more fair and consistent. Free legal help for poor people on death row keeps them from being tortured. Changes to criminal juries make them more fair and reliable.