Does anyone have any info an Capital punishment in the UK
2007-01-15 21:25:25 · 6 answers · asked by The real quagmire BBC Three 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
27th of January 1999. The Home Secretary (Jack Straw) formally signed the 6th protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights in Strasbourg, on behalf of the British government formally abolishing the death penalty in the UK. It had been still theoretically available for treason and piracy up to 1998 but it was extremely unlikely that even if anyone had been convicted of these crimes over the preceding 30 years, that they would have actually been executed. Successive Home Secretaries had always reprieved persons sentenced to death in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man where the death sentence for murder could still be passed and the Royal Prerogative was observed.
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2007-01-15 22:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by carol p 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did a college essay on this and got a high mark... just google capital punishment. There's loads of info, but if this is for an essay then compare UK to USA. Loads of information to go on...
Good luck
2007-01-15 23:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jackie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CarolP has neatly copied the answer for you. You could have found this info yourself instead of cluttering up this site .
2007-01-18 07:49:01 · answer #3 · answered by artleyb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be more specific -are you after facts and figures, peoples personal opinions, the law?
2007-01-15 21:29:23 · answer #4 · answered by mungbean 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Mad! Whats your Question to do with " General - Family & Relationships"????
2007-01-15 22:41:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
more info please
2007-01-15 21:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by dee.jackson7@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋