Since we didn't have a formal class this week...

...I have decided to simply use this as an outlet for fleshing out some more ideas for my paper as we did in class. So excuse me as I use this outlet for discussion for my own selfish ends. I was originally thinking about writing my paper on the Patriot Act, however, seeing as how I did a lot of work with this piece of legislation last year in high school, I decided to try something slightly different. The general topic I wanted to discuss is the right to life, which intrigued me earlier in our discussion of human rights (which is slightly evident from my previous posts). Focusing a little more, I want to talk specifically of the inherent violation of the right to life in the taking of a life in the specific case of the death penalty. Now, using the link that Courtnee sent all of us as a guide (thank you very much by the way), I came up with a few basic questions that my paper should answer in pretty much the order in which I want to answer them.
1. What is the right to life and why/how do we have it?
2. What is the justification for a rectificatory judicial system?
3. How far does the jurisdiction of this judicial system extend?
(4.) What happens if this jurisdiction is exceeded?
5. Is the taking of a life a human rights violation?
6. Are there exceptions?
7. Is the death penalty a human rights violation?
I am fairly certain the fourth question represents an unnecessary tangent, but I figured I would see what y'all thought on the matter. I am probably going to use each question as the heading for a section in which I discuss only that question and then tie it all together at the end. I figure each question would probably require a minimum of 2-3 pages to answer it sufficiently, so I am worried this might be slightly too broad still. Go!