"I believe that a public dialogue must begin on the question of fairness of the application of the death penalty in Illinois," Mr. Ryan said.
And Representative Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan and chairman of the panel, said there were "legitimate questions" on the "fairness of the application and selection process".
Two separate polls have shown that nearly two-thirds of Americans favor a suspension of the death penalty until issues about the fairness of its application can be resolved.
Last December, when Mr. Clinton was considering postponing Mr. Garza's execution, the State Department's human rights bureau urged him to grant a delay, pending the completion of a Justice Department study into the fairness of the application of the federal death penalty.
However, they seek consistency and fairness in application of the regulations.
However, it is our task to adjudicate upon the application and fairness of procedures adopted by public authorities when legitimate causes for concern arise, as they plainly did in this case.
The question of fairness has widespread application throughout our political discourse.
It requires, as well, measures to ensure adherence to the principles of supremacy of law, equality before the law, accountability to the law, fairness in the application of the law, separation of powers, participation in decision-making, legal certainty, avoidance of arbitrariness and procedural and legal transparency.
Like other organisations, the civil service has tended to devote most attention to formal networks in attempting to improve BME progression, adopting tools to improve fairness, such as unconscious bias training and blind sifting of application forms.
It requires...equality before the law, accountability to the law, fairness in the application of the law...avoidance of arbitrariness, and procedural and legal transparency.
