Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.

Murder and acts threatening state security are crimes punishable by death.
The Constitution, at Article 15 on the 'Right to Life and Liberty' states that: "(1) No person shall be deprived of life without due process of law; (2) No person shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law." Article 16 (2) states: "No person shall be subject to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
The Eritrean legal system favours out-of-court settlements, whereby if the parties reach an agreement (usually economic), the judge can commute a death sentence to a prison term.