To the question of the possibility of application of the death penalty as criminal punishment on the request of the condemned

The relevance of the chosen topic is confirmed by several factors. Firstly, the use of the death penalty as a form of criminal law is rather controversial both from the legal and moral and ethical points of view. Secondly, the question of the application of the death penalty is regulated by both national and international legislation, and therefore the interrelation of such norms is of particular interest. The purpose of the study is the comprehensive and complete study of the death penalty as a related institution of the criminal, constitutional, international and other branches of law.