Appendix II: Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
| Published date | 01 June 1992 |
| Date | 01 June 1992 |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934419201000212 |
| Subject Matter | Part C: Appendices |
Appendix
II/Protocol
to Abolish the Death Penalty
APPENDIX
II
PROTOCOL
TO
THE
AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN
RIGHTS
TO ABOLISH
THE
DEATH PENALTY
Preamble
The States Parties to this Protocol,
Considering:
That Article 4 of the American Convention on Human Rights recognizes the
right to life and restricts the application of the death penalty;
That everyone
has
the inalienable right to respect for his life, a right that
cannot be suspended for any reason;
That the tendency among the American States is to be in favor of abolition
of the death penalty;
That application of the death penaly has irrevocable consequences,
forecloses the correction of judicial error, and precludes any possibility of
changing or rehablliting those convicted;
That the abolition of the death penalty helps to ensure more effective
protection of the right to life;
That an international agreement must be arrived at that will entail a
progressive development of the American Convention on Human Rights, and
That States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights have
expressed their intention to adopt an international agreement with a view to
consolidating the practice of not applying the death penalty in the Americas,
Have
agreed
to sign the following protocol to the American Convention on
Human Rights to abolish the death penalty.
Article 1
The States Parties to this Protocol shall not apply the death penalty in their
territory to any person subject to their jurisdiction.
Article 2
1. No reservations may be made to this Protocol. However, at the time of
ratification or accession, the States Parties to this instrument may declare that
they reserve the right to apply the death penalty in wartime in accordance with
international law, for extremely serious crimes of a military nature.
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