General Assembly Resolution # 373
Repeal: “Convention on Execution”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #112 “Convention on Execution” (Category: Civil Rights; Strength: Strong) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
The General Assembly,
Recognizing that Resolution 112, Convention on Execution, "[g]rants the right of member nations to allow the use of execution,"
Further recognizing that Resolution 112 "[e]ncourages any nation that has legalized execution to restrict its use to the most extreme cases,"
Believing that international encouragement (instead of an international mandate) is insufficient to prevent less civilized governments from using their "right to execute" in cases where a death sentence is too harsh, such as illegal drug possession or sexual impropriety,
Convinced that this august body should take back the legal authority to limit the crimes to which member states may apply capital punishment,
Repeals Resolution 112, Convention on Execution.
Passed: |
For: | 9,937 | 54.1% |
Against: | 8,435 | 45.9% |