death_penalty_new.qxd 02-08-27 12:57 Page 28 THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE OSCE AREA 4.5 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA82 RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS International Instruments Signed Ratified Article 6 of the ICCPR Yes Yes Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR Yes Yes Article 37 (a) of the CRC Yes Yes Protocol No.6 to the ECHR Yes Yes Protocol No.13 to the ECHR Yes No LEGAL FRAMEWORK Status: Abolitionist83 Scope: The country has ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR and Protocol No. 6 to the ECHR. It has not made a reservation under Article 2 of the Second Optional Protocol to apply the death penalty in wartime. Accordingly, the application of the death penalty for crimes committed in peacetime and in wartime is prohibited throughout the entire country. However, certain provisions on the death penalty are still retained in the law of the two entities. 82 83 This entry was written with the assistance of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the OSCE did not complete our questionnaire on the death penalty. Bosnia and Herzegovenia has been classified as abolitionist. However the classification is not strict as certain legal provisions providing for the death penalty are retained. 28