死刑:一种残酷的刑罚

残酷刑罚是不尊重罪犯尊严和人格,或者剥夺或限制罪犯不应剥夺或限制的权利,或者无助于实现使罪犯成为新人要求的,或者造成罪犯肉体或精神上极度痛苦的不必要的刑罚。残酷刑罚的认定有绝对性和相对性两个标准。无论从绝对性还是相对性标准看,死刑都是一种残酷的刑罚。

Death Penalty: A Cruel Punishment

A cruel punishment is an invalid one that does not respect a felon’s dignity or personality. It deprives or limits a criminal’s rights. It is not conductive to a criminal’s rehabilitation. It will inflict physical or mental anguish on the accused. With its absoluteness and comparativeness, we determine whether a punishment is not cruel. The death penalty, either by its absoluteness or comparativeness, is certainly a cruel punishment.