Capital punishment in Croatia
- Capital punishment in Croatia
Capital punishment in Croatia was abolished in 1990. Hanging was replaced by firing squads in 1959 in Yugoslavia with the last (civilian) execution in 1973. Protocol number six of the European Convention on Human Rights came into force on 1997-12-01. [ [http://www.geocities.com/richard.clark32@btinternet.com/europe.html The End of Capital Punishment in Europe] ]
Capital punishment is now also forbidden by the Constitution of Croatia which clearly states: "Every human being shall have the right to life. In the Republic of Croatia there shall be no capital punishment". [T [http://www.constitution.org/cons/croatia.htm The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia(§2.12) ] ]
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