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Reyes v R is a 2002 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Belize for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Belize, Bowe v R, Boyce v R, Capital punishment, Constitution of Belize, Fox v R, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Matthew v S, Murder, R v Hughes, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill.

  2. 2002 in Belize
  3. 2002 in United Kingdom case law
  4. Death penalty case law
  5. Human rights in Belize
  6. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Belize
  7. Murder in Belize
  8. Prisoners sentenced to death by Belize

Belize

Belize (Bileez) is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America.

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Bowe v R

Bowe v R is a 2006 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in the Bahamas for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder. Reyes v R and Bowe v R are death penalty case law.

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Boyce v R

Boyce v R is a 2004 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case which upheld the law that sets out a mandatory sentence of death for murder in Barbados. Reyes v R and Boyce v R are death penalty case law.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Constitution of Belize

The Constitution of Belize is the supreme law of the nation of Belize.

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Fox v R

Fox v R is a 2002 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Saint Kitts and Nevis for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder. Reyes v R and fox v R are 2002 in United Kingdom case law and death penalty case law.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom.

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Matthew v S

Matthew v S is a 2004 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case which upheld the law that sets out a mandatory sentence of death for murder in Trinidad and Tobago. Reyes v R and Matthew v S are death penalty case law.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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R v Hughes

R v Hughes is a 2002 Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) case in which it was held that it was unconstitutional in Saint Lucia for capital punishment to be the mandatory sentence for murder. Reyes v R and r v Hughes are 2002 in United Kingdom case law and death penalty case law.

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, is an island country consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles.

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Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean.

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Tom Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill

Thomas Henry Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, (13 October 193311 September 2010) was a British judge who was successively Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Justice and Senior Law Lord.

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See also

2002 in Belize

2002 in United Kingdom case law

Death penalty case law

Human rights in Belize

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Belize

Murder in Belize

Prisoners sentenced to death by Belize

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyes_v_R