Explain and evaluate the extent to which the decision of the House of Lords in Woollin (1999) AC 82 has clarified the meaning of the concept of intention in English criminal law. The expression mens rea refers to the state of mind expressly or impliedly required by the definition of the offence...

Abolition of the Death Penalty 1-AC Version 1.0 My partner and I stand Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should ratify or accede to, and implement The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death P...

Position Paper Richard Derr10-10-00CN4999The Death PenaltyIn an article by Amnesty International's Campaign on the United States of America, the author states, "More than 100 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or practice. The USA by contrast has increased its rate of executions and ...

Research PaperThe Death Penalty: Justice for All?The first recorded case where the death penalty was implemented as a form of punishment in the United States was in 1622 for theft (Grabowski 52). The system has come a long way since then, but does it issue justice to all? Theft is no longer consid...