The death penalty is a hotly debated topic among many people and also among nations.  Different nations believe that criminals should be punished differently for different crimes.  Some of these punishments may seem rather forgiving by our standards, but also some may seem very harsh.  This project will try to address the following topics:

• How many countries use the death penalty?
• Where does the U.S. rank in terms of its use of the death penalty?
• What has the rest of the world said about our [the U.S.] use of the death penalty?
• What conflicts has the U.S. had with other countries over our use of the death penalty?
• Explain the methods used by other countries over our use of the death penalty.
• Compare homicide rates between death penalty countries and those that do not use it.

•  Facts and Comparisons about the Death Penalty

Opinions from around the World about the U.S. use of Death Penalty
Comparison of World Homocides Rates with Respect to the Death Penalty
Conflicts between the U.S. and other Countries over the Death Penalty
 
 

Return to Death Penalty Index