Vol. 3, Issue 6, Part Q (2017)

Abstract
This research paper describes the constitutional and statutory provisions related to death sentence in three countries namely USA, U.K, and Saudi Arabia. In recent times there is a debate related to abolition or retention of capital death sentence in India and some other countries also, so in this general the provisions related to death sentence in above mentioned countries is discussed. It is tried to find in research paper whether these countries abolished or retaining the death sentence, if abolished when and why they abolished it and if retaining what are the provisions related to it in these countries and what procedure they are adopting in execution and awarding of death sentence.