La pena de muerte como máximo castigo y su impacto en la sociedad contemporánea.

Abstract

The main objective of this research is to analyze the law of the death penalty as the protagonist of the moral uncertainty of Human Rights and its conceptions, by comparing the legal systems of the different States. In addition, the current regulations in the country are established with respect to the same and the social opinion found in the city of Machala, Ecuador.To satisfy this purpose, a qualitative-quantitative methodology has been used to inquire about the subject in question. Similarly, techniques such as interviews, surveys and documentary observation have been used. The current global trend with regard to capital punishment is its abolition, which is why each legal system is expected to achieve this goal. In Ecuador, the death penalty was abolished more than a hundred years ago and its application is incompatible with its constitutional text and with the international treaties it has signed. However, as a result of the study, it was found that not all members of Ecuadorian society agree with this position. At the national level, it is concluded that this is due to the criminal populism that many legislators use in their political speeches, to the weak system of social rehabilitation in the country and the disappointment of citizens before the declared sentences.