Advisory Opinion OC-3/83

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Type: Case

Citation: 8 September 1983, Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Ser A) No 3 (1983)

Summary: Government of State Party to American Convention could not apply death penalty to crimes for which such penalty was not previously provided for under its domestic law — A reservation to art 4(4) of Convention made by government at time of ratification did not allow it to extend by subsequent legislation application of death penalty to crimes for which that penalty not previously provided

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Court: IACHR

Jurisdiction: OAS

Date 1983