Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains...
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal
Dominica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council remains the final court of appeal.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
The death penalty was last carried out in Dominica in August 1986. The last death sentence was handed down in 1994. In March 1997, 3 capital sentences were commuted to life imprisonment.