Death Penalty

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva Convention)

Protocol relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (First Protocol to the Geneva Conventions)

Protocol relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-Armed Conflicts (Second Protocol to the Geneva Conventions)

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the Abolition of the Death Penalty

UN Reports and Resolutions

Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty (1996)

Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty (1989)

Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty (1984)

Resolution on the Question of the Death Penalty (2003)

UN Treaty Body General Comments

Human Rights Committee General Comment 6 on the Right to Life

Human Rights Committee General Comment 20 on the Prohibition of Torture and Cruel Treatment or Punishment

UN Treaty Body Views

Abdool Saleem Yasseen and Noel Thomas v Guyana (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 676/1996)

Barrington Campbell v Jamaica (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 618/1995)

Eustace Henry and Everald Douglas v Jamaica (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 571/1994)

Kindler v Canada (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 470/1991)

Lubuto v Zambia (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 390/1990)

Ng v Canada (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 469/1991)

Roger Judge v Canada (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 829/1998)

R.S. v Trinidad and Tobago, Communication No. 684/1996

Judgments of International Courts

International Court of Justice

Case Concerning Avena and other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v United States of America)

LaGrand Case (Germany v United States of America)

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

Charter of the Organisation of American States

Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty

Sixth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Thirteenth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Regional Instruments

European Union

Guidelines to Policy Toward Third Countries on Death Penalty

Judgments & Decisions by Regional Courts & Bodies

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Michael Domingues v United States

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Advisory Opinion on the Right to Information on Consular Assistance in the Framework of the Guarantees of the Due Process of Law

Hilaire, Constantine and Benjamin and Others v Trinidad and Tobago

European Court of Human Rights

Öcalan v Turkey

Soering v United Kingdom

Other Documents

National Decisions

Earl Pratt and Ivan Morgan v Jamaica (United Kingdom Privy Council) 

The State v T. Makwanyane and M Mchunu T (Republic of South Africa Constitutional Court)