Summary Execution
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A Summary Execution is an capital punishment in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial.
- See: Terrorism, United States of America Lynching, Right to a Fair Trial, Summary Offense, Drumhead Court-Martial, Counter-Insurgency.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/summary_execution Retrieved:2021-1-2.
- A summary execution is an execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial. Executions as the result of summary justice (such as a drumhead court-martial) are sometimes included, but the term generally refers to capture, accusation, and execution all conducted within a very short period of time, and without any trial. Under international law, refusal to accept lawful surrender in combat and instead killing the person surrendering is also categorized as a summary execution (as well as murder).
Summary executions have been practiced by police, military, and paramilitary organizations and are frequently associated with guerrilla warfare, counter-insurgency, terrorism, and any other situation which involves a breakdown of the normal procedures for handling accused prisoners, civilian or military.
- A summary execution is an execution in which a person is accused of a crime and immediately killed without the benefit of a full and fair trial. Executions as the result of summary justice (such as a drumhead court-martial) are sometimes included, but the term generally refers to capture, accusation, and execution all conducted within a very short period of time, and without any trial. Under international law, refusal to accept lawful surrender in combat and instead killing the person surrendering is also categorized as a summary execution (as well as murder).