The inefficiency of the death penalty for rape in Nigeria

Aladetoyinbo, Muyiwa (2020): The inefficiency of the death penalty for rape in Nigeria.

Abstract

In Nigeria, the most severe punishment for rape is life imprisonment. Recently there has been pressure on the legislature to approve the death penalty as punishment to curb the menace of rape. The paper evaluates negative implications that the death penalty will have on the crime of rape in Nigeria.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Rape, death penalty, punishment, Nigeria, Severity of punishment, certainty of punishment.
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K1 - Basic Areas of Law > K14 - Criminal Law; K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law; K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior > K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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