<![CDATA[This article analyses the diverse paradigms of death penalty from its debatable perspectives, starting from the views of the church, concept of human dignity, history of Christianity, as well as from the general world history. The death penalty is still and will always be a matter of debate, because of the nature of human dignity which placed the highest among all creatures and status in this world. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to see that the death penalty is not actually a necessity to fight crime, considering that the purpose of punishment in contemporary legal discourse is to improve and develop the quality of life of a person who is considered to have committed a crime. Furthermore, it is such a struggle to make the death penalty more humane, dignified, and civilized, so abolishing this kind of penalty shall be done to reflect how the law is upheld for the society in a dignified manner. This article uses normative research by referring to some laws and regulations in Indonesia as well as the official documents from the Catholic church. The findings showed that no one should presume to have the right under any circumstances to directly end an innocent human life, so the death penalty shall be abolished in the law enforcement in Indonesia.]]>
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