DISCOURSE ON THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON MANKIND: A KANTIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Moral standards and legal regulations that control how individuals interact and behave are what drive human society. It is a principle that an ethico-judicial order must be established, upheld, and promoted wherever a community is found. Punitive actions are taken by the state to restore order when it is violated, mocked, and taken advantage of by lawlessness and criminal conduct. This emphasizes the idea that there is no punishment in the absence of crime even further. Many ideas have been developed as a result of the diverse responsibilities that different individuals and schools of thought have given to punishment. It is an indisputable fact that most societies across the globe agree that breaking the law will have consequences. Nonetheless, disagreements occur when determining the proper punishment, particularly for heinous crimes like murder. One of these variations, the capital punishment, also referred to as capital punishment or execution, has provoked many debates and disputes between its supporters and opponents. Many countries are presently searching for alternatives to the capital punishment for heinous crimes, like life in prison.