Death_Penalty_2005_nowy.qxd 2005-09-08 17:00 Page 5 THE STATUS OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE OSCE AREA 1. THE STATUS OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE OSCE AREA For the purpose of this paper, each participating State has been classified as abolitionist, partly abolitionist, de facto abolitionist, or retentionist according to the status of the death penalty in the relevant state’s law and practice. Abolitionist: The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. Forty-six OSCE participating States are abolitionist: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus The Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece The Holy See Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Liechtenstein • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia and Montenegro The Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine The United Kingdom The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 5