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- JANUARY 1, 2003LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes...
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional
- JANUARY 1, 2003GermanyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999 Germany filed a case with the International...
In 1999 Germany filed a case with the International Court of Justice against the United States for violating the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963 by not informing its consular officials of the arrest and murder convictions of two German-bor
- JANUARY 1, 2003PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Portugal abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1867 and became totally abolitionist in 1976
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Malta took place on July 5, 1943...
The last execution in Malta took place on July 5, 1943 at the Corradino Prison
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty...
The Maltese Parliament abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes on October 4, 1971
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been retained in the internationally...
The death penalty has been retained in the internationally unrecognized separatist entity of Transdniestria
- JANUARY 1, 2003MaltaDEATH PENALTY
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with...
Malta was one of the first three countries, along with Ireland and Switzerland, that on May 3, 2002 signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003MonacoDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December...
The Constitution of the Principality of Monaco of December 17, 1962 states: "The death penalty is abolished
- JANUARY 1, 2003MoldovaDEATH PENALTY
Moldova has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Moldova has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003North MacedoniaDEATH PENALTY
The 15 amendments to the 1991 constitution approved...
The 15 amendments to the 1991 constitution approved in November 2001 broadened rights for the Balkan state's large ethnic Albanian minority after a conflict between government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels of the National Liberation Army (UCK) from Fe
- JANUARY 1, 2003NetherlandsDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (1983) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty...
Russia is committed to abolishing the death penalty as a member of the Council of Europe, and a moratorium on executions is in place