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|The Republic of [[Fbrenia]] | |The Republic of [[Fbrenia]] | ||
|The country has had no government for several decades. In theory, the death penalty remains, but there is no working legal system to apply it. | |The country has had no government for several decades. In theory, the death penalty remains, but there is no working legal system to apply it. | ||
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|The Holy and Most August Empire of [[Pantocratoria]] | |The Holy and Most August Empire of [[Pantocratoria]] | ||
|The death penalty still exists, but can only be applied in the case of crimes against members of the [[Bourbon-Comnenus-Palaeologus|Imperial Family]] or multiple murders, and even then, it is never mandatory. There hasn't been an execution in decades. | |The death penalty still exists, but can only be applied in the case of crimes against members of the [[Bourbon-Comnenus-Palaeologus|Imperial Family]] or multiple murders, and even then, it is never mandatory. There hasn't been an execution in decades. | ||
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| + | |The Sovereign State of [[West Ariddia]] | ||
| + | |The death penalty has not been abolished, but is never applied. In theory, it is still applicable to murder and high treason. | ||
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| + | ''The following nations have no legal stance on the death penalty, or their current legal stance is in serious dispute.'' | ||
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| + | |The Most Serene Republic of [[Semirhage]] | ||
| + | |The death penalty is an unstable issue until the new Constitution clarifies things. Due to the [[Great Purge]] over 10,000 Counter-Revolutionaries and Imperialists met their end by the guillotine. | ||
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Revision as of 02:22, 10 November 2005
Capital punishment, the penalty of death for the commission of a crime, is a controversial issue on which individual nations take many different stances. This article categorizes individual sovereign entities within NationStates by their respective policies on the death penalty.
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Retentionist nations
The following nations retain the death penalty, and still apply it on a regular basis.
| Nation | Notes |
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| The Dictatorship of Blatzania | The death penalty is retained for a variety of crimes; see here. |
| The Holy Empire of Civitas Americae | The death penalty is retained for a number of crimes; see here. |
| The Holy Imperial Monarchy of Imitora | The death penalty is retained. |
| The Imperial Faith Union of Isam | The death penalty is retained for numerous crimes and offences; see here. |
| The Republic of Kanami | The death penalty is retained for a variety of crimes; see here. |
| The Commonwealth of Kattaia | The death penalty is used for high treason and intentional murder of humans, cats and ring-tailed lemurs. Euthanasia is not considered a crime, however. |
| The Dominion of Khazaron | The death penalty is retained for murder, treason and rape. The sentence is carried out immediataly. See here. |
| The Armed Republic of Mirkana | The death penalty is retained for a variety of crimes; see here. |
| The Imperial Shogunate of Pschycotic Pschycos | The death penalty is retained for a variety of crimes; see here. |
| The Incorporated States of Sarzonia | The death penalty is retained for first degree murder and treason; see here. |
| The Republic of Syskeyia | The death penalty is retained for a variety of crimes; see here. |
| The Danaan High Kingdom of the Resurgent Dream | The death penalty is used as a punishment for treason, espionage, and particularly heinous murders. |
| The Socialist Republic of Xanthal | The death penalty is applied to criminals that cannot be successfully rehabilitated after a certain number of offenses, the exact number varying depending upon the crimes. Further details can be found here. |
Abolitionist nations
The following nations officially no longer make use of the death penalty (or never have done in the first place).
| Nation | Notes |
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| The People's Democratic Social Republic of Ariddia | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The Republic of Drachons | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The Cloud-Water Community of Ecopoeia | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The Insufferable Jerkdom of Frangland | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes, but those convicted of "heinous crimes" are treated with extreme harshness; see here. |
| The Democratic Soviet Republic of Kahanistan | Abolished under the new Constitution of Kahanistan. |
| The Silver Paladinate of New Montreal States | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes, primarily for religious reasons. |
| The City of North-West Ariddia | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The United Provinces of Oliverry | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The Educated Technological State of Rolatia | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes |
| The Sovereign Village of San Adriano | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
| The Sensible Commonwealth of the Freethinkers | The death penalty has been abolished for all crimes. |
Nations which are abolitionist in practice
The following nations retain the death penalty in theory, but no longer apply it in practise.
| Nation | Notes |
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| The Republic of Fbrenia | The country has had no government for several decades. In theory, the death penalty remains, but there is no working legal system to apply it. |
| The Holy and Most August Empire of Pantocratoria | The death penalty still exists, but can only be applied in the case of crimes against members of the Imperial Family or multiple murders, and even then, it is never mandatory. There hasn't been an execution in decades. |
| The Sovereign State of West Ariddia | The death penalty has not been abolished, but is never applied. In theory, it is still applicable to murder and high treason. |
Undecided nations
The following nations have no legal stance on the death penalty, or their current legal stance is in serious dispute.
| Nation | Notes |
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| The Most Serene Republic of Semirhage | The death penalty is an unstable issue until the new Constitution clarifies things. Due to the Great Purge over 10,000 Counter-Revolutionaries and Imperialists met their end by the guillotine. |
