Dina Lamey dlameyaucegyptedu Topranking crimes punishable by death Treason Espionage Drug trafficking Crimes punishable by death Aggravated murder eg premeditateddeliberate killing by poisoning ID: 371822
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Capital Punishment in Egypt
Dina Lameydlamey@aucegypt.eduSlide2
Top-ranking crimes punishable by death
TreasonEspionageDrug traffickingSlide3
Crimes punishable by death
Aggravated murdere.g. premeditated/deliberate killing by poisoningSimple murder
Other offences resulting in deathe.g. arson, gang robbery and terrorismSlide4
Offences resulting in death
1. Using violence to cause harm, terror, ecological disaster, or other social disruption is punishable by
death if the act involves death2. Perjury: lying under oath causing the execution of an innocent personSlide5
Types of killing
Manslaughter: unintentional
2. Homicide: a) premeditated b) non-premeditatedSlide6
Premeditated or not?
Intent to kill (by using deadly weapons)
Intent to inflict bodily harm on victimReckless indifference to life
Intent to commit a dangerous felony (act involves dangerous felony, e.g. arson, rape..) Slide7
Look at these examples
Bob plans to kill Alice. Bob shoots Alice. Alice dies.Bob plans to kill Charlie. Bob shoots at Charlie, Charlie ducks,
Alice is shot instead. Alice dies.Bob fires a pistol into a crowd of people. Alice is hit. Alice dies. Slide8
Other crimes punishable by death
Rape of an adult not resulting in deathRape of child not resulting in deathDrug trafficking not resulting in death
Drug possessionMilitary offences such as desertion, looting, insubordination, dereliction of dutySlide9
Does the country have a mandatory death penalty?
No. Under the Penal Code, “if the conditions of the crime…necessitate the judge’s lenity, the penalty may be changed…” from capital punishment to life imprisonment.
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Offenders excluded from CP
Individuals under the age of 18Pregnant womenMentally ill individualsSlide11
sources
http://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=Egypt
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreeDegreesOfMurderSlide12
Questions to ponder
What context does this reading provide for the Willingham
case?What information do we have about human fallibility in legal decision-making?Using narrative and personal experience to make an argument, how does the argument work?
Why do we believe some people more than others?Slide13
QuestionsSlide14