LJ user Plaschinsky discusses [1] [RUS] Belarus’ moratorium on capital punishment and its road to the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly – as a first step towards reintegration with West European structures – and points out the difference between an ethical and a utilitarian position on the abolition of the death penalty.
Belarus: Death penalty and Europe
· Written by Vilhelm Konnander
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Belarus, Human Rights, International Relations, Law, Politics