LCP4807
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 29 APRIL 2025
, LCP4807
ASSIGNMENT 02
Submission Due Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (Cut-off Time: 23h00)
….Using the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other relevant
United Nations and African Union instruments advise ALADP. In your legal opinion
reflect on whether ALADP can take the case to the Human Rights Committee (HRC).
Use authority to justify your answers. Highlight the following points:
a) The procedural issues involved in bringing a case before the HRC.
b) Merits of the case.
c) Alleged rights that the death penalty violates.
d) The remedies that the HRC can grant.
Legal Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Mandatory Death Penalty in Qwanza
The Association for Lawyers Against Death Penalty (ALADP) is seeking to challenge
the Republic of Qwanza’s mandatory death penalty for murder on behalf of Mr. Ibo. This
legal opinion explores the procedural issues involved in taking the case to the Human
Rights Committee (HRC), evaluates the merits of the case, highlights the alleged
human rights violations, and discusses the potential remedies that the HRC could
provide in light of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and
other relevant international and regional human rights law.
ASSIGNMENT 2
DUE DATE: 29 APRIL 2025
, LCP4807
ASSIGNMENT 02
Submission Due Date: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 (Cut-off Time: 23h00)
….Using the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other relevant
United Nations and African Union instruments advise ALADP. In your legal opinion
reflect on whether ALADP can take the case to the Human Rights Committee (HRC).
Use authority to justify your answers. Highlight the following points:
a) The procedural issues involved in bringing a case before the HRC.
b) Merits of the case.
c) Alleged rights that the death penalty violates.
d) The remedies that the HRC can grant.
Legal Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Mandatory Death Penalty in Qwanza
The Association for Lawyers Against Death Penalty (ALADP) is seeking to challenge
the Republic of Qwanza’s mandatory death penalty for murder on behalf of Mr. Ibo. This
legal opinion explores the procedural issues involved in taking the case to the Human
Rights Committee (HRC), evaluates the merits of the case, highlights the alleged
human rights violations, and discusses the potential remedies that the HRC could
provide in light of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and
other relevant international and regional human rights law.
