Or do we merely accept that because the government is a democratically elected body, that it has legitimacy, and therefore a right to do what is otherwise illegal? ... The term 'capital punishment' is derived from the Latin caput, meaning 'head'. ... On 16 February 2003 the Australian PM said in a Sunday morning television interview that the Bali bombers "should be dealt with in accordance with Indonesian law. and if [the death penalty] is what the law of Indonesia provides, well, that is how things should proceed. ... ,and Walker,J.R 1992) What, then, are the rational...

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