Irish constitutional referendum, 2001
- Irish constitutional referendum, 2001
A referendum was held in the Republic of Ireland on 7 June 2001 in an attempt to make three amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. Two of the measures were approved, while the third was rejected.
Twenty-first amendment
The Twenty-first Amendment introduced a constitutional ban on the death penalty and removed all references to capital punishment from the text. The proposal was approved.
ee also
*Constitutional amendment
*Politics of the Republic of Ireland
*History of the Republic of Ireland
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