The application of life imprisonment as a dissuasive method and solution to violent crimes

Abstract

A sector of the doctrine considers that from a legal point of view the maximum sentence of 40 years that is applied in Ecuador is not enough for the person to stop violating the established norms, because whoever feels pleasure or has the tendency to commit crimes, You have no limits to do it. Therefore, this article aims to know how effectively life imprisonment can be in the international arena and in Ecuador, in addition to detailing the level of events in reducing crime rates and its effectiveness in reducing crime levels for heinous crimes.

Throughout history, this type of sanction arose in order to replace the death penalty; this being a dogmatic-philosophical case within the legal framework, which in the mere fact of applying it must have a true justification of its legitimacy since it leads to the violation of rights within the constitutional, international and criminal framework; also including the rights and guarantees of persons deprived of liberty, and even more so of those rights inherent to all human beings, thus violating the chain of the rehabilitation system imposed within a State of rights and justice.

Finally, the methodology used in this study is documentary because through the legal analysis of doctrinal sources and integration of the application measures of the life sentence of various countries, it has been possible to demonstrate a historical role; in which it will serve as a reference to determine how feasible the application of life imprisonment is.