Death_Penalty_2005_nowy.qxd 2005-09-08 17:00 Page 14 THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE OSCE AREA 3.1 ALBANIA RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS International Instruments Ratification Status28 ICCPR R Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR – CRC R ECHR R Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR R Protocol No. 13 to the ECHR S Status: partly abolitionist LEGAL FRAMEWORK The death penalty has been abolished for all peacetime crimes but is retained for serious crimes committed in wartime or during a state of emergency.29 The Military Criminal Code envisages the death penalty for a number of crimes if committed during a state of emergency or during wartime.30 28 29 30 R = ratified, S = signed, a dash (-) indicates that the participating State has neither signed nor ratified the relevant instrument. Article 8(a) of the Military Criminal Code, Law No. 8003, 1955. Amended by Law No. 8991, 4 July 2002. Articles 25, 26, 28, 34, 47, 50, and 77 of the Military Criminal Code. 14