Does the Geneva Convention allow capital punishment for foreigners?

Question

Can a US citizen, who is homosexual, be executed in accordance with a foreign country's law (such as Iran or Saudi Arabias policy on homosexuals)? If so, do the have any recourse?

Answer 1

The Geneva Conventions have to do with war conduct, and not criminal trials.

If someone breaks a law in a foreign country, they can be punished however that country sees fit, and can appeal within the courts of that country. The government of the foreigner may try diplomatic channels to assist the person, but there's no guarantee they would work.

Answer 2

No. At least not for being a homosexual in any country except Saudi Arabia or Iran which was theocratic states different from the rest democratic countries. He can at best appeal to them through his family, embassy, government and UN.

Answer 3

The Geneva Convention wouldn't apply in the case you mentioned; but, to answer the question, what normally happens in this case, is the person is exiled from the country and not executed...

Answer 4

the Geneva Convention does not deal with all countries unfortunally .
here is what it says about Saudi Arabia :
The situation of human rights in Saudi Arabia is generally considered to be woeful. Under the authoritarian rule of the Saudi royal family, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has enforced strict laws under a doctrine of Wahabism (a fundamentalist interpretation of sharia, Islamic religious law). Many western freedoms as described in the Universal # Declaration of Human Rights do not exist; it is alleged that capital punishment and other penalties are often given to suspected criminals without due process. Saudi Arabia has also come under fire for its oppression of religious and political minorities, torture of prisoners, and attitude toward foreign expatriates, homosexuality, and women. Although major human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly expressed concern about the states of human rights in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom denies that any human rights abuses take place. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has ratified the International Convention against Torture in October 1997 according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Israeli citizens and travelers with Israeli stamps on their passports are forbidden to enter the country. It has been stated that Jews of any nationality are not allowed visas. This is derived from the Muslim world's rejection of Israel, which in their view is a Western occupation of Palestine.#
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia

here is something about Iran :
Homosexuals face persecution in Iran"

Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - ?2005 IranMania.com

LONDON, March 8 (IranMania) - A US-based human rights monitor on Wednesday urged the Netherlands to reconsider a threat to deport homosexual aslyum-seekers back to Iran where the group says they face likely persecution, AFP stated.

"Men and women suspected of homosexual conduct in Iran face the threat of execution," Scott Long of Human Rights Watch said in a statement.

"We have documented brutal floggings imposed by courts as punishment, and torture and ill-treatment, including sexual abuse, in police custody."

Human Rights Watch issued the statement after Dutch Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk threatened to end a six-month moratorium on deporting gay aslyum seekers.

In a letter last month to parliament, Verdonk reportedly said that there were no cases of execution on the basis of homosexuality and that it was not "impossible" for homosexuals to function in Iranian society.

Human Rights Watch cited Iran's criminal code that states that sexual intercourse between men "is punishable by death" and men convicted of foreplay can be punished with 100 lashes and be executed on the fourth conviction. Punishment for sex between women calls for similarly draconian penalities, including execution for successive convictions.
http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/?NewsCode=41136&NewsKind=Current+Affairs

Answer 5

Geneva Convention is not binding on all countries especially if they are not signatories to the agreement. Thus, there are countries that can execute gays under their laws.

Answer 6

No. There is no recourse {of course} after you are executed.

Answer 7

Yes to the first question and no to the second