This article focuses on the war on drugs in the Philippines in order to explore issues related to extra-judicial killing, which remains common in many countries that have abolished the death penalty and in many more that retain it but seldom carry out judicial executions. In the first year of Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency (2016–17), thousands of people were killed by police or by vigilantes who were encouraged to prosecute his war on drugs. At a time when democracy is in retreat in many parts of the world, this case illustrates how popular harsh punishment can be in states that have failed to meet their citizens’ hopes for freedom, economic growth, and security.

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以杀治国：菲律宾的毒品战争

本文重点关注菲律宾的毒品战争，以探讨与法外处决有关的问题，这种情况在许多废除死刑的国家和许多保留死刑但很少执行司法处决的国家仍然很普遍。在罗德里戈·杜特尔特 (Rodrigo Duterte) 总统任期的第一年（2016-17 年），成千上万的人被警察或被鼓励起诉他的毒品战争的治安警察杀害。在世界许多地方民主倒退的时候，这个案例说明了在未能满足其公民对自由、经济增长和安全的希望的国家中，严厉的惩罚是多么受欢迎。