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Hanging in the balance: a history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain. Waterside Press. ISBN 1-872870-47-3. External links. Text of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. Indexes of mentions in Hansard:
United Kingdom. From 1533, under the Buggery Act 1533, capital felony for any person to "commit the detestable and abominable vice of buggery with mankind or beast", was enacted, repealed and re-enacted several times by the Crown, until it was reinstated permanently in 1563. Homosexual activity remained a capital offence until 1861.
The use of capital punishment in Italy has been banned since 1889, with the exception of the period 1926–1947, encompassing the rule of Fascism in Italy and the early restoration of democracy. Before the unification of Italy in 1860, capital punishment was performed in almost all pre-unitarian states, except for Tuscany , where, starting from 1786, it was repeatedly abolished (most recently ...
The Forgery, Abolition of Punishment of Death Act 1832 ( 2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 123) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It abolished the death penalty for all offences of forgery, [1] except for forging wills and certain powers of attorney. [2] (. The exception was abolished in 1837.
James Hanratty. James Hanratty (4 October 1936 – 4 April 1962), also known as the A6 Murderer, was a British criminal who was one of the final eight people in the UK to be executed before capital punishment was effectively abolished. [1] He was hanged at Bedford Jail on 4 April 1962, after being convicted of the murder of scientist Michael ...
Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia is a legal punishment, with most executions in the country being carried out by decapitation (beheading) – Saudi Arabia being the only country in the world to still use the method. [1] In 2022, recorded executions in Saudi Arabia reached 196, the highest number recorded in the country for any year over the ...
The Central African Republic has abolished capital punishment, after the National Assembly passed a bill abolishing it on 27 May 2022. [1] [2] [3] Prior to its abolition in law, the nation was considered "Abolitionist in Practice."[4] [5] The country carried out its last executions, of six unnamed men, in January 1981. [6]
