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The Southern Journal of PhilosophyVolume 50, Spindel Supplement2012

DERRIDA ON THE DEATH PENALTY

Matthias Fritsch

abstract: Responding to Derridas Death Penat! "e#inar o$ %&&&'())) andits interpretation b! Michae Naas* in this paper I arg+e that Derridasdeconstr+ction o$ the theoogico,poitica concept o$ the so-ereign right o-er i$eand death in -ie. o$ aboishing capita p+nish#ent sho+d be +nderstood inter#s o$ the +nconditiona ren+nciation o$ so-ereignt! that do#inates Derridasater poitica .ritings* Rogues /())01 in partic+ar2 M! reading ta3es serio+s!.hat I ca the $+nctiona need $or a 4theoogica5 #o#ent in so-ereignt!

be!ond a #ere! historicist or geneaogica interpretation o$ the E+ropean#onotheistic heritage2 F+rther* I as3 ho.Derrida can $oo. thro+gh on his goao$ de-eoping the aeged! $irst principed phiosophica stance against capita

p+nish#ent2 To this end* I asse#be so#e ingredients o$ this co#pe6 b+t4+nconditiona5 aboitionis#* one that do+bts o+r co#prehension o$ and acti-ereation to death to the point o$ 7+estioning the co##onsense distinctionsa#ong #+rder* s+icide* and ega p+tting to death2 I conc+de that* $orDerrida* etting another die o$ h+nger or AID" #a! be +nderstood as a $or#o$ a death sentence* so that a deconstr+cti-e aboitionis# ea-es no roo# $or thede-eop#ent o$ a good conscience2

In ass+#ing the distincti-e honor o$ responding to Michae Naass paper*

to his .a! o$ tiing the soi $or +s to better read Derridas Death

Penat! "e#inars* ao. #e to concentrate on t.o #oti$s that I beie-e

are cose to Naass concerns2 The $irst concerns the .a! .e are to+nderstand .hat Naas cas the 4theoogico,poitica heritage5 o$ .hich

he sa!s its deconstr+ction

Matthias Fritsch is Associate Pro$essor o$ Phiosoph! at 8oncordia 9ni-ersit! inMontra2 He st+died phiosoph! and iterat+re in 8oogne* Ne. Yor3* ;erin* andPhiadephia2 His research in socia and poitica phiosoph! $oc+ses on historica


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+nconditiona right o-er i$e and death abo-e an! nor# and be!ond an!positi-e a.2 This .o+d be so beca+se o$ Patos notion o$ the ?ood

be!ond being /Derrida ())0* %B>')1* Aristotes +n#o-ed #o-er as 4the

i$e that e6ceeds the i$e o$ h+#an beings5 /ibid2* %01* and the .a! theseca#e to be interpreted in ight o$ the +deo,8hristian* bibica creator,?od2

Je can th+s trace a ine $ro# ancient Athens and er+sae# to the

#edie-a ?od as so-ereign r+er o-er creation* and then $ro# the di-ine

right o$ the 3ing as ?ods representati-e on earth /as the Pope sti is in

the @atican1* to the de#ocratic re-o+tion that* despite beheading the

3ing* repaces ?od .ith 4the peope5 as an indi-isibe so-ereign2I#picit in this historicist reading #ight be the obBC12 "e$,preser-ation happensb! .a! o$ and in reaction to

the +nconditiona erranc! o$ the e-ent* a diff0rantial erranc! that re7+iresrea$$ir#ation o$ both the se$ to be preser-ed and the others .ho are

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These others* in their aterit!* aso #a3e it necessar! $or the se$ to be

rea+nched each ti#e* to pro#ise itse$ to the +npredictabe e-ent$+ness

o$ thee-ent* the openness o$ the $+t+re that inc+des the se$s o.n death2

No so-ereign se$ .itho+t .eco#ing gest+re to.ard an other thatthreatens the se$ .ith its de#ise2 In a$$ir#ing itse$* the se$ a$$ir#s the

other that it #+st aso cast o+t and 3eep at ba!2B "e$,preser-ation th+scas $or decisions abo+t $riend and ene#!* .here the -er! ac3 o$ a

pregi-en se$* one that .o+d +nderie its #ani$estations* i#pies thee-ent+a indiscernibiit!* e-en the 4con-ertibiit!5 o$ $riend and ene#!*

as Derrida arg+es against "ch#itt inPoliti!s of .riendship /%&&>12 Th+s* theaporia o$ the so-ereign decision as 4the decision o$ the other in #e5/Derrida %&&>* &1* as Derrida recas at the o+tset o$ the Death Penat!

"e#inars /DP%* %120

D+e to the constit+ti-e e6pos+re to erranc! and the ac3 o$ an! s+ret! as

to the 4se$ 5 to be preser-ed* se$,preser-ation cannot hod on to

pregi-en g+ardrais or nor#s* e-en those it #ight ha-e gi-en itse$* b+t

#+st cai# its right to o-ert+rn and contradict its o.n r+es* the r+es b!#eans o$ .hich it aso see3s to de$ine itse$2 In the case o$ the poitica* the

so-ereign #+st cai# to s+spend the a. and th+s re#ain abo-e and

be!ond its o.n* in $act +nco#petabe and $ragie identit!2 And it is in

this s+spension o$ the a. and the decision regarding the ene#! that .e$ind the * C12 E-en i$ there .as an

ene#!* it co+d be co#, bated b!#eans other than 3iing* and i$ 3iing

co+d indeed be sho.n to be

B As diff0ran!e per#its no +ndi$$erentiated +nit!* the so-ereign* indi-isibe se$ isth+s as 4phantas#atic5 as is the deter#ination o$ the 4ene#!*5 as Naassho.s so .e in his42ommesi !omme 3a5 /in Naas ())C12

The $oo.ing is a basic o+tine o$ the a+todeconstr+ction o$ "ch#itts te6ts: theine+ctabe ac3 o$ 3no.edge and indeed constit+ti-e +ndecidabiit! as to.hothe ene#! is

/Derrida %&&>*&* %)1= the beco#ing,interna o$ the ene#!* $ro# another so-ereign state to thedo#estic ene#! to the brother to* $ina!* the se$ as its o.n ene#! /ibid2* %(1= thecon-ertibiit! o$ $riend and ene#! /ibid2* B(* >%* CC* %>1= and "ch#itts side $ro#possibiit! to e-ent+ait! to the act+ait! o$ .ar andph!sica3iing /ibid2* C12 For a #oredetaied interpretation* per#it #e to re$er to Fritsch ())C2

0 I +se GDP% .ith session n+#ber to re$er parenthetica! to !ear one o$ the$orthco#ing

Engish transation o$ the Death Penat! "e#inars /Derrida*$orthco#ing12


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necessar!* he or she co+d be 3ied secret!* not necessari! as a res+t o$

egaproced+res2 Jhie the se#inar* as .e .i see ater* 7+estions this

ast point regarding the distinction bet.een capita p+nish#ent and

other $or#s o$ state,a+thoried 3iing* Derrida b! and arge agrees* Ithin3* .ith these reser-ations2 Indeed* his atte#pts at $or#+ating another

ogic o$ so-ereignt! in -ie. o$ aboition point in this direction* e-en i$

here* at this point in the se#inar* he #ere! sa!s that

this ogic 2 2 2 o$ abso+te so-ereignt! and the se$,preser-ation o$ the poitica

bod! is going to a+thorie the abso+te #aintenance* although or 4e!ause it ise"!eptional*o$ the death penat!* in the na#e o$ these$,preser-ation o$ the socio,

poitica bod!2 This ogic is -er! soid* and -er! ogica2 /DP%* B1

One #ight here aso .ish to disting+ish the e6terna $ro# the

interna ene#! and arg+e that this ogic .o+d #ere!


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And that is .h! the death penat! is $or Derrida the 43e!stone5 o$ atheoogico,poitica #atri6 .eded together /c$2 Derrida ())* %>'C1 o+t

o$* $irst* a phiosophica onto,theoog! that is seen* b! Heidegger and

Derrida* to do#inate the histor! o$ Jestern #etaph!sics= second* o+t o$ athin3ing o$ thepoitica aong the ines o$ the so-ereign state= and third*

o+t o$ a certain concept o$ .hat is 4proper to #an5 as that .hich

transcends his #ere i$e* his dignit! residing precise! in so#ething abo-e

#ere or bare i$e* in the abiit! to ris3 his i$e* a dignit! to .hich


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historicis# $or .hich theoogica concepts are on! to be treated

geneaogi, ca!* as part o$ a contingent heritage2 ;! contrast* a

4s!ste#atic5 thin3ing o$ 4the theoogica5 at east has a chance o$

registering the +ngraspabiit! cap, t+red* no do+bt in high! #iseading.a!s* in poitica theoog!s notion o$ ?od and its abso+te so-ereignt!

as precise! that* both the o$$spring o$ the #ost terri$!ing po.er and the

+nconditiona e6pos+re to an arationa abso, +te* a nonpositi-e b+t

constit+ti-e aterit! that harbors a pro#ise o$ change2

(2 DERRIDA" A;OLITIONI"M

This brings +s to Derridas atte#pt at a consistent and principed

aboition, is#* one that* as Naas s+ggests* is the e6picit goa o$ the

se#inar2 Against ;eccaria and a 4+tiitarian5 de$enses o$ aboitionis#*

Derrida insists that s+ch an aboitionis# be .iing to 4i#it so-ereignt!5/Derrida ())* %'012 As .e


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per#its the death penat! in cases o$ .ar* or .hen the state is threatened*

and so on /Derrida ())* %&12 Here* .e #+st* as Naas points o+t* re$er to

other nonprinciped stances against the death penat!* s+ch as the 9nited

Nations 9ni-ersa Decaration o$ H+#an Rights* .hich protects stateso-ereignt!* and the 92"2 "+pre#e 8o+rts decision o$ %&>(* .hich

o+ta.s the death penat! on! i$ it constit+tes 4cr+e and +n+s+a

p+nish#ent25 In response to the aboitionis# that #a3es aboition

dependent on 4order* peace* and sec+, rit!*5Derrida appears at $irst ganceto ca $or the principed 4+nconditiona right to i$e5 in order to a-oid

.hat he cas 4a $+nda#enta* str+ct+ra h!pocris! o$ the aboitionist

disco+rse in its present state5 /DP%* B12 In .or +hat Tomorro-*Derrida sa!s:

As ong as an aboitionist disco+rse has not been eaborated and e$$ecti-e!accred, ited /and this has not !et been done1 at the e-e o$ +nconditiona

principes* be!ond the probe#s o$ p+rpose* e6e#parit!* +tiit!* and e-en the

Gright to i$e* .e .i not be shieded $ro# a ret+rn to the deathpenat!2 2 2 2 The

histor! o$ this probe# is i##ense and co#pe6: ho. to aboish the death

penat! in a .a! that is based on principe* that is +ni-ersa and +nconditiona*

and not beca+se it has beco#e not on! cr+e b+t +seess* ins+$$icient!

e6e#par! /())* %B>1

Note the s+ggestion here that the +nconditiona principe that Derrida is

a$ter .ip+t +s 4e-en be!ond the right to i$e25 Je .i th+s ha-e to as3abo+t the reation that the right to i$e* e-en i$ +nconditiona*

entertains .ith the +nconditiona openness that s+stains and +nder#ines

so-ereignt!2

(2( Prin!ipled Stan!es in .a6or of the %eathPenalty

;+t $irst* responding to these nonprinciped stances b! #o-ing +p to the

phiosophica pane o$ principes* a consistent and principedaboitionis# #+st enco+nter and deconstr+ct those principed disco+rses in

fa6or o$ capita p+nish#ent* disco+rses /s+ch as Patos* Kants* andHeges1 that ha-e a reati-e! eas! ti#e re$+ting conditiona* e#pirica*or +tiitarian aboition, is#s /Derrida ())* %0)'0(12 I #+st ea-e $or

another ti#e a coser e6a#i, nation o$ Derridas arg+#ents here against

Kant in partic+ar /b+t aso* to a esser and #ore co#picated e6tent*against ;anchot12 Ho.e-er* it is cear that this deconstr+ction .o+dinc+de the $oo.ing points2 /i1 As aread! #entioned* the roe o$ the

death penat! both inside and o+tside the ega s!ste#2 /ii1 Theprobe#atic distinction bet.een se$, and hetero,p+nish#ent that Kant+ses to cai# that i$ a #+rderer proper! responded to his h+#an dignit!*

to his capacit! to app! the categorica i#perati-e to hi#se$ so as not to

#a3e ane6ception $or hi#se$* he .o+d conde#n hi#se$ to death* in ine

.ith the le" talionis /an idea aso -er! strong in Hege* $or .ho# penaa. $a#o+s! has to 4hono+r the cri#ina as rationa5= see The Philosophy ofRight


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Hege %&&%* sec2 %))* a te6t not ana!ed here b! Derrida12 /iii1 Hence*

the $oc+s on the connection bet.een the constr+ction o$ the ega s+b /i-1 The principe o$ e7+i-aence according to .hich* as Kant

arg+es* a har# done to another is in$icted* b! .a! o$ the a priori -aidit!o$ the principe o$ +ni-er, saiation* on #!se$2C /To.ard the end* .e .ico#e bac3 to the b+rring o$ the distinction bet.een s+icide and thei#position o$ the death penat!21 This deconstr+ction* ho.e-er i#portant it

re#ains* sho+d aso contend .ith the cai# #ade b! Ot$ried H$$e and#an! others that #odern states ha-eparted co#pan! .ith Kant herebeca+se the! no onger Haber#as /()%)1 begins b! citing the $irst artice o$ the %&C 9nited Nations9ni-ersa Decaration* .hich re$ers to h+#an dignit!* as does Artice % o$ the ?er#anconstit+tion2 Derrida aso notes that dignit! is indeed cai#ed b! both sides o$ theaboitionis# debate /DP%*1 and recognies that the 9N Decaration* .hie per#itting the death penat!* ai#s atits e-ent+a aboition gro+nded on dignit! /DP%* 012

C In order to cast do+bt on this e7+i-aence* in $act an! e7+i-aence bet.een cri#eand p+nish#ent* Derrida disc+sses Nietsches geneaog! o$ #oras /DP%* 12 Thisdisc+ssion c+, #inates in the Nietschean diagnosis that Kants categorica i#perati-e*the one that aso gro+nds Kants stance on the death penat! $or #+rder* 4stin3s o$ cr+et!5/DP%* 1 and re#inds +s that ;eccaria arg+ed in $a-or o$ aboitionis# b! pointing to thegreater cr+et! o$ i$e,ong $orced con-ict abor /DP%* 12 On probe#s .ith the principe o$e7+i-aence* see aso "ar-er%&&>2

& Jitho+t ta3ing this into acco+nt it .o+d be hard to +nderstand .h! thedeath penat!has been decared +nconstit+tiona in so#e E+ropean


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+nconditiona right to i$e= indeed* 4+nconditiona5 is +sed in the

se#inar #ost! in re$erence to H+go /e2g2* DP%* * >1* atho+gh it is

aso +sed in re$erence to a principed position that is 4+nconditiona5 in

tr+#ping* th+s i#iting* so-ereignt! /DP%* B* %%* as .e as > and C12Ho.e-er* in H+gos case inpartic+ar* the 4+nconditionait!5 o$ the right

to i$e appears co#pro#ised d+e in arge part to its reigio+s* 8hristian

artic+ation2 As Naas right! stressed* to a! bare the decided!

8hristian artic+ation o$ the aboitionist disco+rse is one o$ the #ain goas

o$ the se#inar /DP%* C12 This artic+ation and not on!*as.e .i see*d+e to its #onotheistic heritageis beset b! the $oo.ing probe#s:

First* i3e the so-ereign* the .riter grants hi#se$ the sacred right

to s+spend e6isting positi-e a. in the na#e o$ di-ine a.* a so-ereign a.

/DP%*

* >12 Je th+s side $ro# +nconditionait! /in this case* the +nconditiona

right to i$e pitted against the poitica so-ereign1 bac3 to so-ereignt!

and its se$,a+thoriing po.er2 Perhaps* ho.e-er* this cai# to an abso+te*

+nassai, abe* th+s so-ereign stat+s* is as +na-oidabe as the $act that

so-ereignt! is enabed b! an +nconditiona erranc! to .hich it #+st

co##it itse$2 At east this is .hat one #a! s+r#ise gi-en Derridas

treat#ent ese.here o$ the 4+ni-ersit! .itho+t conditions*5 .hose cai#

to the right to criticie so-ereignpo.er Derrida characteries as a 4cai# toindependence* that is* to a certain -er! partic+ar $or# o$ so-ereignt!5

/())(* ()')>12 Je #+st th+s reca that to separate so-ereignt! and

+nconditionait! re#ains an atte#pt at separat, ing the inseparabe* as

Rogues had it /Derrida ())0* %%'(%&0'&12"econd* H+gos and* to so#e e6tent* 8a#+ss disco+rse re#ains part o$

a progressi-e 4teeo,theoog!5 in .hich aboition is the goa o$ a histor!both #ade b! /-irie1 #en and g+ided b! ?od as the a+thor o$ h+#an i$e

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Third* not on! is the +nconditiona right to i$e i#ited to human i$e /DP%*1* b+t i$e is aso concei-ed as the eternalpropert! o$ the h+#an /DP%* 012In Derridas .ords* 4the in$inite protest against #ortait! and against ones

o.n #ortait!* especia! against .hat is hed to be an +nnat+ra death*

is the #echanis# dri-ing a disco+rses on the right to i$e and the

in-ioabe propert! o$ #! i$e5 /DP%* 012 This +ti#ate! reigio+s

disco+rse $ais to ta3e #ortait! and e6propriation into acco+nt in the

right .a!2 Ho.e-er* .e aread! +nderstand that it is not eas!* and not

+ni-ersa! desirabe* to do a.a! .ith inherited reigions as the!

gi-eabeit deconstr+ctibe e6pression to $+nctiona e6igencies* inthis case the need $or i$e to preser-e and appropriate itse$ to itse$ b!

3eeping deaths aterit! at ba!2 This need #a! ta3e #an! $or#s* $ro#

Heideggers 4#ineness5 o$ death to so#e con, -icted #+rderers atte#pt

to contro his e6ec+tion /DP%* (1* b+rring the distinction bet.een

s+icide and the death penat! in reait! as Kant did in ega theor!

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disco+rses on eterna i$e are pro$o+nd! a#big+o+s: do.npa!ing death

#a! ead* as in H+go* to the +nconditiona a$$ir#ation o$ an eterna i$e

connected to di-ine so-ereignt! and a.* b+t it #a! aso s+pport a

4banaiation5 o$ the death penat! /DP%* %)1* $or it ao.s thee6ec+tioners to beie-e that b! p+tting to death the #+rderer* the!

#ere! hand hi# o-er to ?ods 1 and ;a+deaire against

H+go: 4this .ish to be done .ith ega 3iing .o+d testi$!* according to

;a+deaire* to the $act that I a# a.a!s cac+ating #! sa-a, tion5

/DP%* 012 Derrida conc+des that H+goian aboitionis# shares too

#+ch .ith a 8hristian h+#anis# that is to be deconstr+cted b! an+ncon, ditionaaboitionis#2

(2 %errida;s 0"e#inar 4Li$eDeath5%% o+t o$ .hich the! e#erged

%) The +nconditiona principe .o+d p+t to test a tradition #+ch broader than the

death penat!* reating in partic+ar to the co+rage in .ar that apoitica co##+nit! #ighte6pect o$ its /-irie1 citiens2 I ha-e in #ind the ?ree3 and 8hristian cai# that there isso#ething higher in h+#an i$e than its #ere!nat+ra i$e* that this 4so#ething higher5 th+sassigns a price to i$e* as Aristotep+tit /(i!oma!hean&thi!s I@2B %%(b'& Aristote %&C=c$2 Pato=a-s >(>dPato%C&(1* and that* .e #ight add in this conte6t* the a.* the so-ereign e6ec+tor o$ the a.* isthe 0 4Li$eDeath5 se#inar* to .hich Derrida re$ers in The Post 2ard* has not!et been p+bished2


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/DP%* 1* s+ggests that an +nconditiona aboitionis# sho+d +nderstand

i$e as 4i$edeath5 /Derrida %&C>* (&(1 or .hat Derrida $re7+ent! cas4s+r, -i-re*5 i$e as i-ing,on .ith death as not e6terior to it* as i$ i$e .as

indeed the 4in-ioabe5 propert! o$ its bearer* b+t i$e as 4s+$$ering atho+sand deaths5 /DP%* &12

In the $e. re#aining co##ents here* I disc+ss the conse7+ences $or

aboitionis# o$ concei-ing i$e as s+r-i-a* as la 6ie la mort /Derrida %&C>*(0&12 I thin3 on! this .i ao. +s to +nderstand the do+be,edged

conc+sion to the$irst !ear o$ the Death Penat! "e#inars:

Let +s harbor no i+sion on this s+bfroidto #iitate* .hie .aiting* $or .hat iscaed the aboition o$ thedeath penat!* th+s $or i$e* $or s+r-i-a* in the priceess

interest o$ i$e notethat there is no re$erence to Gdignit! here* to sa-e .hat is

e$t o$ i$e2 /DP%* %%1

Derridas aboitionis# see3s to be $or i$e as s+r-i-a* and #iitant! so*

e-en .ith the a.areness o$ the need $or patien!e in .aiting $or#o-e#ents and c+rrents that it cannot contro* that #a! ta3e !ears*

decades* or e-en cent+, ries2 Abo-e a* ho.e-er* in harboring no i+sions*the deconstr+cti-e aboi, tionis#* i3e a goa,directed action and a

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that Derrida $or#+ates an +nconditiona aboitionis# that inc+des a

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seen to co#e $ro# an aterit! that e6poses as +tter! passi-e the

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b! the g+iotine in the ear! %&>)s2 This gi-es rise to an arg+#ent o$

sorts against the aeged! deterring e$$ects o$ the death penat!* $or p+bic

e6ec+, tions #a! generate their pri-ate i#itators* 4a 3ind o$

per-ersion o$ the I#itation o$ 8hrist5 /DP%* (12 Fo+rth* the death dri-eai#s* according to Fre+ds #eyond the Pleasure Prin!iple /%&%1* not at an!death b+t a proper* interna death* and so is ani#ated b! the drea# o$

abso+te a+to,a$$ecti-epo.er2 Derridas reading o$ this distinction bet.een

the interna and e6terna death o$ an organis# paces it in diff0ran!e/Derrida %&C>* (C0* B0B'%12 Hence* .e #eet here the

indisting+ishabiit! o$ the $orces o$ i$e and death* and so o$ the /H+goian1

desire $or eterna i$e and the s+icida drea# o$ gi-ing onese$ death2 As a

$i$th /and $or no. $ina1 indicator* Derrida arg+es $or the di$$ic+ties

besetting the distinction bet.een #+rder and ega p+tting to death b!

sa!ing that #+rderers* too* t!pica! gi-e #eaning to their acts b!


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III2 Forthco#ing2 Seminar pardon>per$ury: The death penalty A1EEE200ID2 Trans2Pegg!

Ka#+$2 Ed2 ?eo$$re! ;ennington* Marc 8rpon* and Tho#as D+toit2

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