The primary purpose of sanctions in the cartel context is as a deterrent.

Yet that is absolutely the wrong conclusion for anyone who believes that capital punishment deters.

But, even with the limited quantitative evidence available, there are good reasons to believe that capital punishment deters.

Europe s liberals must ask themselves why they have been silent. It is clear that Europe s political right other countries have similar bans in the works does not care about Muslim women or their rights. But Muslims must ask themselves the same question Why the silence as some of our women fade into black, either as a form of identity politics or out of acquiescence to Salafism?

Penalties for drug companies failure to report and communicate safety information must be increased dramatically if they are to serve as effective deterrents

Secondly, with regard to enforcement, we are instituting strict penalties for violators of traffic laws. They include fines, the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses and imprisonment. Stricter traffic laws and regulations are also being enforced on our roads.

The Iranian authorities consistently replied that they were not seeking nuclear weapons as a deterrent to the United States, and instead emphasize the creation of a nuclear arms free zone in the Middle East.

The Statute is farther reaching than the National Policy for Senior Citizens, a 1994 law that provided guarantees for the elderly, since Statute institutes severe penalties for anyone who disrespects or abandons older citizens.

Condemns Israel for plundering, moving and sabotaging cultural assets in numerous Palestinian cultural centers and museums, and demands the international community, the UNESCO and the World Heritage Commission to impose deterrent sanctions on Israel on grounds of the danger it constitutes to the treasures of world heritage, and to act toward the return of these plundered assets to Palestinian museums and cultural centers.

Of course, public policy on any punishment cannot wait until the evidence is perfect. But, even with the limited quantitative evidence available, there are good reasons to believe that capital punishment deters.

Article 148 and 149 list the penalties to be imposed in the event of perpetration of any of the acts for which provision is made. These are deterrent penalties that take into account the serious nature of such offences in that they range between hard labour for a period of not less than five years and the death penalty.

2.4.a Following the events of 11 September 2001 and the adoption by the Security Council of counter terrorism resolutions, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan passed deterrent legislation providing for imprisonment or capital punishment for any person committing a terrorist act using a weapon classified as a weapon of mass destruction.

Opponents of capital punishment frequently proclaim that the state has no moral right to take anyone s life, including that of the most reprehensible murderer. Yet that is absolutely the wrong conclusion for anyone who believes that capital punishment deters.