The document discusses capital punishment, defining it as the state-executed penalty for specific crimes following a legal trial. It explores the historical evolution, contemporary issues, and diverse religious perspectives on capital punishment, highlighting arguments for and against its practice. Educational activities are proposed to help students analyze and articulate their views on the death penalty and its implications in society.

1. Group 11
Jamaica Catimbang
Marian Delantar
Jovelyn Galuzo
Reymark Gamayon
Zuitte Cairra Rom

2.  Introduction
 Objective
 Capital Punishment: Definition
 Brief History
 Issues surrounding Capital Punishment
 Religious Views
 Activities

4. Capital punishment is the practice of
executing someone as punishment for a specific
crime after a proper legal trial.
It can only be used by a state, so when non-
state organizations speak of having 'executed' a
person they have actually committed a murder.

5. Understanding the topic of Capital
Punishment enables student to gain awareness on the
reality and status of capital punishment nowadays.
More specifically through the subsequent activities the
students are expected to:
 Analyze the issues surrounding capital punishment.
 Express their views on death penalty as punishment
to capital crimes.
 Assess their potential as a court juror and;
 Know their claims on the issue as possible jury of
the court hearing.

6. The term capital originates from the
Latin capitalis, literally “regarding the
head”.
(referring to execution by beheading)

7. Capital punishment, death penalty or
execution is punishment by death. The sentence
that someone be punished in this manner is a
death sentence.
Crimes that can result in a death penalty are
known as capital crimes or capital offences.

9.  Ancient Times
 The earliest and most
famous example is Code
of Hammurabi which set
the different punishment
and compensation,
according to the
different class/group of
victims and perpetrators.

10.  Modern Era
 The last several centuries have seen the emergence
of modern nation-states. Almost fundamental to the
concept of nation state is the idea of citizenship.
This caused justice to be increasingly associated
with equality and universality, which in Europe
saw an emergence of the concept of natural rights.

11.  Contemporary Era (20th Century)
 was a violent period. Tens of millions were killed in
wars between nation-states as well as genocide
perpetrated by nation states against political opponents
(both perceived and actual), ethnic and religious
minorities.
Ex:
1. The Turkish assault on the Armenians.
2. Hitler’s attempt to exterminate the European Jews.
3. Khmer Rouge decimation of Cambodia.
4. The massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda.

12.  Retribution of Justice
 Deterrence
 Rehabilitation
 Prevention of re-offending
 Closure and vindication
Consequentialist argument that if executing a few
people will lead to an aggregate increase in
happiness then that is a good thing.

13.  Value of human life
 Right to live
 Execution of the innocent
 Retribution is wrong
 Vengeance
 Failure to deter
 Brutalizing society
 Expense
 People not responsible for their acts
 Applied unfairly
 Cruel, inhumane, degrading

14.  Buddhism
 Hinduism
 Judaism
 Christianity
 Islam

15. “An action, even if it brings benefit to
oneself, cannot be considered a good action if it
causes physical and mental pain to another
being.”
-The Buddha

16. “If a person foolishly does me wrong, I will
return to him the protection of my boundless
love. The more evil that comes from him, the
more good will go from me.”
-The Buddha

17. "the genuine study of Buddhism, its rituals,
and carryover to daily life is superficial for
most Buddhist followers."

18. “An eye for an eye ends up making the
whole world blind.”
-Gandhi

19.  India still retains the death penalty, and the rea
sons for this are likely to be similar to be those
suggested in the Buddhist section.

20. “A man who spills human blood, his own
blood shall be spilled by man because God made
man in is own Image.”
-Genesis

21. The rabbis did this with various devices:
Interpreting texts in the context of Judaism gene
ral respect for the sanctity of human life
emphasizing antideath texts such as the
commandment “Thou shall not kill”.

22. “The secular power can, without mortal sin,
exercise judgment of blood, provided that it
punishes with justice, not out of hatred, with
prudence, not precipitation.”
-Pope Innocent II

23.  Old and NewTestament
 God authorises the death penalty
 Capital punishment is like suicide
 Only God should create and destroy life
 Christianity is based on forgiveness and
compasion
 Biased against the poor

24. Take not life, which God has made sacred,
except by way of justice and law.Thus does he
command you, so that you may learn wisdom.

27.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishme
nt/for_1.shtml
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishme
nt/against_1.shtml
 http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-
filipino/04/21/15/pinay-death-row-doesnt-
fear-firing-squad
 http://www.hollinslegal.com/2014/06/23/the-
last-electric-chair-execution/