▁that ▁Abd ul ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁fair ▁trial ." The ▁right ▁of ▁appeal ▁is ▁of ▁particular ▁importance ▁in ▁death ▁penalty ▁cases ," ▁said ▁the ▁Special ▁R app orte ur ▁( UN ) ▁on ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁jud ges ▁and ▁law y ers , ▁Gab ri ela ▁K na ul . ▁Christ of ▁He yn s , ▁Special ▁R app orte ur ▁( UN ) ▁on ▁summary ▁execution s , ▁said ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁" may ▁be ▁im posed ▁only ▁following ▁a ▁trial ▁that ▁comp lied ▁with ▁fair ▁trial ▁and ▁due ▁process ▁saf egu ards . ▁Only ▁full ▁respect ▁for ▁string ent ▁due ▁process ▁guarante es ▁distingu ishes ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁as ▁possibly ▁permitted ▁under ▁international ▁law ▁from ▁a ▁summary ▁execution , ▁which ▁by ▁definition ▁viol ates ▁human ▁rights ▁standards ." ▁The ▁International ▁Commission ▁of ▁Jur ists ▁( IC J ) ▁says ▁the ▁ret ros pective ▁application ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment ▁in ▁Abd ul ▁Qu ader ▁Mol la ' s ▁case ▁is ▁in compatible ▁with ▁Bang l adesh ' s ▁oblig ations ▁under ▁the ▁International ▁C oven ant ▁on ▁Civil ▁and ▁Political ▁Rights ▁( IC CP R ), ▁including ▁Article ▁ 1 5 , ▁which ▁prohib its ▁the ▁im position ▁of ▁a ▁heav ier ▁penalty ▁than ▁provided ▁for ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁criminal ▁off ence ▁was ▁committed . ▁Baron ess ▁War si ▁stated , ▁" We ▁further ▁note ▁that ▁Abd ul ▁Qu ader ▁Mol lah ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁following ▁an ▁appeal ▁permitted ▁under ▁ret ros pect