The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms, Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty
in All Circumstances
Article 1 – Abolition of the death penalty
The death penalty shall be abolished. No one shall be condemned to such penalty or
executed.
Article 2 – Prohibition of derogations
No derogation from the provisions of this Protocol shall be made under Article 15 of
the Convention.
Article 3 – Prohibition of reservations
No reservation may be made under Article 57 of the Convention in respect of the
provisions of this Protocol.
Article 4 – Territorial application
1. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval, specify the territory or territories to which
this Protocol shall apply.
2. Any State may at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Protocol to any
other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration
of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the
Secretary General.
3. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of
any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn or modified by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal or modification
shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration
of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the
Secretary General.
Article 5 – Relationship to the Convention
As between the States Parties the provisions of Articles 1 to 4 of this Protocol shall be
regarded as additional articles to the Convention, and all the provisions of the Convention shall apply accordingly.
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