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- JANUARY 1, 2000South KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed...
Since Independence in 1948, 902 people have been executed in South Korea, most of them by hanging
- JANUARY 1, 2000NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has...
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1902, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Croatia cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital...
The Turkish Cypriot Constitution abolished capital punishment except for military crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000Bosnia & HerzegovinaDEATH PENALTY
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
War crimes and genocide are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2000DominicaDEATH PENALTY
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
- JANUARY 1, 2000AlaskaDEATH PENALTY
Alaska does not have the death penalty
Alaska does not have the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes
Murder and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000SwitzerlandDEATH PENALTY
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
After abolishing the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1942, Switzerland has been fully abolitionist since 1992; the last execution was conducted in 1944
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal...
Recommendations by a special Law Commission on Criminal Justice stated that for offences like treason, murder, rape and armed robbery, the death penalty should not be mandatory, leaving the decision to presiding judges
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium...
In 2000, 14 states introduced pro-abolition or pro-moratorium bills, because of the high number of miscarriages of justice
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has...
Malawi, with a population of 10 million people, has 7,647 inmates in the country's prisons, 92 of which are women and 471 juveniles
- JANUARY 1, 2000MalawiDEATH PENALTY
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist...
Due to Malawi's high number of road accidents any motorist found to have caused deaths on the road due to carelessness, will be charged with first degree murder, a crime that carries a death sentence
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male)...
There are currently 74 death row inmates (all male) sentenced as juveniles constituting about 2% of the total death row population
- JANUARY 1, 2000ArgentinaDEATH PENALTY
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
- JANUARY 1, 2000VenezuelaDEATH PENALTY
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life...
Art. 58 of the Constitution states: "The right to life is inviolable. Neither the law can provide for the death penalty, nor any authority put it into effect
- JANUARY 1, 2000CameroonDEATH PENALTY
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are...
Premeditated murder, aggravated theft and treason are capital crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000United StatesDEATH PENALTY
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored...
The decline in support of the death penalty is mirrored in other 2000 polls in such states as Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia
- JANUARY 1, 2000BrazilDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil...
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) said at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000KyrgyzstanDEATH PENALTY
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998...
A new Penal Code entered into force in January 1998 and reduced the number of capital crimes, also replacing the death penalty with a maximum of 30 years
- JANUARY 1, 2000Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery,...
Capital crimes are: aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, treason, political and military offenses and genocide
- JANUARY 1, 2000EcuadorDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador (1979, as codified in 1998) at Art
- JANUARY 1, 2000CubaDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the...
The Penal Code presently in force provides for the death penalty for 112 offenses, 33 of which are common crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2000ChileDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder...
The Penal Code envisages the death penalty for murder of relatives; kidnapping and child abuse; kidnapping of adults provoking death; murder of police
- JANUARY 1, 2000HungaryDEATH PENALTY
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed...
In Hungary and the Czech Republic 48% of those interviewed in a recent survey thought capital punishment was not immoral
- JANUARY 1, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime