Yustisia
Vol 5, No 3: December 2016

FOREIGN CONVICTS EXECUTION: CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BENEATH INTERNATIONAL TENSION

Tajudin Tajudin (Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University.)
Solihin Niar Ramadhan (Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University.)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Dec 2016

Abstract

AbstractThe existence ofthe death penalty remains a controversial issue in several countries around the world. Although many countries have abolished the death penalty in its criminal law system, Indonesia still retainsthe capital punishment within its criminal law policy.In Practice, theexecutionhasbeen implemented long agodespite the fact that it leaves a lot of problems. There are many reactions from other countries when prosecutors process to execute foreign nationals. On fact, many head of state request to president of Republic of Indonesia to change the punishment or give forgiveness.This journal will discuss the main problemsencountered in the implementation of the death penalty in Indonesia. The problems are: Firstly,the imposition of the death penalty for foreign nationals in order to implement the national jurisdiction underinternational community’s pressure. Secondly,the postponement of death sentence associated with the theory of retribution and human rights.

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Journal Info

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Yustisia

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

The scope of the articles published in Yustisia Jurnal Hukum deal with a broad range of topics in the fields of Civil Law, Criminal Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Islamic Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Procedural Law, Antropological Law, Health Law, Law and Economic, ...