Death penalty as a special type of punishment in the context of human rights

Abstract

Journal of Modern Science tom 2/45/2020 Abstract The aim of the article is to show the death penalty as a special form of punishment functioning in international human rights documents. The first part of the article is devoted to the characteristics of punishment as such. General objectives and punishment functions are shown. The second part presents types of penalties functioning in the Polish legal system. The last part of the article contains a brief overview of issues related to the functioning of the death penalty in basic documents regulating human rights.