Hands Off Cain
ARGENTINA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2000·1 MIN READ

Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete...

Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms

Art.18 of the Constitution provides for "the complete abolition of the death penalty for political motives." A constitutional amendment, passed in 1994, recognizes international treaties signed by Argentina as equivalent to constitutional norms.The death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes in 1984.