EXECUTIVE SUMMARY = 1
I. INTRODUCTION = 5
II. Abolition = 6
A. Retention of the Death penalty in Indian Law = 6
B. International Legal Standards : Towards Abolition = 7
1. International instruments and decisions = 7
2. States' practices = 10
III. Scope and Application of the Death penalty Pending Abolition = 12
A. Scope and Application of the Death penalty in Indian Law = 12
1. Crimes Punishable by Death = 12
2. Judicial Interpretation = 13
3. The "Rarest of Rare" Doctrine = 15
B. International Law Regulating Use of the Death penalty Pending Abolition = 16
1. Prohibited for other than the "most serious crimes" = 16
2. Requirement of strict adherence to heightened procedural safeguards = 18
3. Prohibited means of execution = 24
IV. RECOMMENDATIONS = 26
I. INTRODUCTION = 5
II. Abolition = 6
A. Retention of the Death penalty in Indian Law = 6
B. International Legal Standards : Towards Abolition = 7
1. International instruments and decisions = 7
2. States' practices = 10
III. Scope and Application of the Death penalty Pending Abolition = 12
A. Scope and Application of the Death penalty in Indian Law = 12
1. Crimes Punishable by Death = 12
2. Judicial Interpretation = 13
3. The "Rarest of Rare" Doctrine = 15
B. International Law Regulating Use of the Death penalty Pending Abolition = 16
1. Prohibited for other than the "most serious crimes" = 16
2. Requirement of strict adherence to heightened procedural safeguards = 18
3. Prohibited means of execution = 24
IV. RECOMMENDATIONS = 26