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[[Capital punishment]] is abolished in [[Argentina]]. Argentina abolished capital punishment for [[Capital punishment by country|ordinary crimes]] in 1984 and abolished it for all crimes in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/6665/2017/en/|title=Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)|publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2008/09/argentina-abolishes-death-penalty-20080912/|title=Argentina abolishes the death penalty|publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldcoalition.org/2008/09/18/argentina-definitively-abolishes-the-death-penalty/|title=Argentina definitively abolishes the death penalty|publisher=World Coalition Against The Death Penalty|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref> Argentina voted in favor of the [[United Nations moratorium on the death penalty]] eight times, in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Argentina signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 20 Dec 2006 and ratified it on 2 Sep 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-12&chapter=4|title=12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty|publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Obra de la Resistencia Peronista durante la Revolución Libertadora - Alegoría a la obra "El 3 de mayo en Madrid".tif|thumb|right|Allegory of the shootings that took place during the [[Revolución Libertadora]].]]
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[[Capital punishment]] is abolished in [[Argentina]] and is no longer a lawful punishment in the country. Argentina abolished capital punishment for [[Capital punishment by country|ordinary crimes]] in 1984 and abolished it for all crimes in 2008, supported by the president at the time, [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/act50/6665/2017/en/|title=Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)|date=23 October 2018 |publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2008/09/argentina-abolishes-death-penalty-20080912/|title=Argentina abolishes the death penalty|date=12 September 2008 |publisher=Amnesty International|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldcoalition.org/2008/09/18/argentina-definitively-abolishes-the-death-penalty/|title=Argentina definitively abolishes the death penalty|date=17 September 2008 |publisher=World Coalition Against The Death Penalty|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref> Argentina voted in favor of the [[United Nations moratorium on the death penalty]] eight times, in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Argentina signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 20 Dec 2006 and ratified it on 2 Sep 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-12&chapter=4|title=12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty|publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>


===History===
== History ==
Argentina reinstated and abolished the death penalty several times between 1922 and its final abolition (for ordinary crimes) in 1984.<ref name="canaletti">{{cite web|url=http://canalettiweb.com/la-historia-reciente-la-pena-muerte-la-argentina/|title=La historia reciente de la pena de muerte en la Argentina - Ricardo Canaletti|first=Ricardo|last=Canaletti|date=13 July 2016|access-date=23 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305072829/http://canalettiweb.com/la-historia-reciente-la-pena-muerte-la-argentina/|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/10912548/19560614 |title=Decreto Ley 10.363/1956 |volume=Nº 18,171 |pages=2 |journal=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saij.gob.ar/10593-nacional-lnn0023796-1956-06-13/123456789-0abc-defg-g69-73200ncanyel |title=Decreto Ley 10.593/1956 |publisher=Sistema Argentino de Información Jurídica }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/7037247/19700603 |title=Ley 18,701 |volume=Nº 21,941 |pages=1 |journal=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saij.gob.ar/legislacion/ley-nacional-18701.htm?bsrc=ci |title=Ley 18.701 |publisher=Sistema Argentino de Información Jurídica }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/7055068/19730528 |title=Ley 20.509 |volume=Nº 22,674 |pages=3 |journal=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/#!DetalleNormaBusquedaAvanzada/7069972/19760701 |title=Ley 21.338 |volume=Nº 23,438 |pages=2 |journal=Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=28066 |title=Ley 23,077 |publisher=InfoLEG }}</ref>
Argentina reinstated and abolished the death penalty several times between 1922 and its final abolition (for ordinary crimes) in 1984.

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Latest revision as of 23:41, 21 November 2024

Allegory of the shootings that took place during the Revolución Libertadora.

Capital punishment is abolished in Argentina and is no longer a lawful punishment in the country. Argentina abolished capital punishment for ordinary crimes in 1984 and abolished it for all crimes in 2008, supported by the president at the time, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.[1][2][3] Argentina voted in favor of the United Nations moratorium on the death penalty eight times, in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Argentina signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on 20 Dec 2006 and ratified it on 2 Sep 2008.[4]

History

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Argentina reinstated and abolished the death penalty several times between 1922 and its final abolition (for ordinary crimes) in 1984.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 23 October 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Argentina abolishes the death penalty". Amnesty International. 12 September 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Argentina definitively abolishes the death penalty". World Coalition Against The Death Penalty. 17 September 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Canaletti, Ricardo (13 July 2016). "La historia reciente de la pena de muerte en la Argentina - Ricardo Canaletti". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Decreto Ley 10.363/1956". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Nº 18, 171: 2.
  7. ^ "Decreto Ley 10.593/1956". Sistema Argentino de Información Jurídica.
  8. ^ "Ley 18,701". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Nº 21, 941: 1.
  9. ^ "Ley 18.701". Sistema Argentino de Información Jurídica.
  10. ^ "Ley 20.509". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Nº 22, 674: 3.
  11. ^ "Ley 21.338". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Nº 23, 438: 2.
  12. ^ "Ley 23,077". InfoLEG.
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