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punishment in the UK for cases of murder, and none since 1977, then there is no pressing need for any change to be made in the present situation.
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I suggest the word "binding" in line 4 be omitted. This is slightly inconsistent with the statement in the third sentence that the Protocols are binding only on those states which choose to ratify them. In the last sentence I assume the reference to "the Protocol" is to the UN optional Protocol. But what about the ECHR Protocol? I assume the UK has not acceded to this Protocol either for the reasons stated in the preceding sentence.
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