Sentences with phrase «sanctioned death penalty»

For many years, I have been a consistent opponent to the use of a state - sanctioned death penalty.

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Although the BTS and Professor Wigmore remain unconvinced, Chinese government sources are at pains to point out that from 1 January 2007 new laws effectively mean only China's highest court, the Supreme Court, will have the jurisdiction and power to approve the ultimate sanction — namely the death penalty — and that this in turn will lead to a significant reduction in the frequency of the use of capital punishment, and presumably will affect the availability of transplantable organs.