(2) Sentence of death may be imposed only for the most serious
crimes in accordance with the law in force at the time of the
commission of the crime and not contrary to the provisions of this
Bill of Rights and to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide. This penalty can only be carried out
pursuant to a final judgment rendered by a competent court.
(3) When deprivation of life constitutes the crime of genocide,
nothing in this article shall authorize the derogation in any way
from any obligation assumed under the provisions of the Convention on
the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
(4) Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek
pardon or commutation of the sentence. Amnesty, pardon or
commutation of the sentence of death may be granted in all cases.
(5) Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed
by persons below 18 years of age and shall not be carried out on
pregnant women.
(6)
Nothing in this article shall be invoked to delay or to
prevent the abolition of capital punishment in Hong Kong.
(cf. ICCPR Art. 6]
Article 3
No torture or inhuman treatment and no experimentation without consent
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
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