Has the death penalty for treason gone?

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WISEMAN	So, are you planning to commit treason now? By the way, these kind of questions should be at least felony crime. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

DillyDallyLama	I thought it still existed Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

The Mechanic	No the gutless weaklings in government caved into the do gooders . Now where paying the price Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

babo1dm	I couldnt tell you..i live in the US..were we just kill each other Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

malcy	No you have been totally misinformed. There is a European protocol against capital punishment and the UK have signed it. But it was voluntary so it was Britain not the EU. Finally you were told it was on every news program on television. You just didn't listen. You should listen before making stupid comments. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Hacker	not PC anymore mate... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cowboy	Guess so, all the politicions are still thriving. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Keith P	Under UK law, the death penalty for treason and piracy was abolished by Parliament in the Crime and Disorder act of 1998. http://www.stephen-stratford.co.uk/capital_hist.htm Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pensterx	It is long gone and thank God. When the Guildford 4 were convicted the judge said that they should have been charged with treason, for which the penalty is death. That was in the 70's. How that judge must have felt when they were later proved innocent. The death penalty is simply not a solution. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dcukldon	No Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mentallyill	Don't think treason counts anymore it's old hat Think maybe terrorism took over Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Jack	It is still very much on the books. However, due to more recent laws like the Conventions on Human Rights, it's doubtful that any death sentense imposed by a court would be upheld as lawful. It's more symbolic than anything else. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

iwatchedthestarsfallsilently	No, I think it still exists, technically, but is in no way enforced anymore. Can you imagine the outcry if it was? There are loads of laws which aren't enforced anymore, but it would take Parliament too long and would cost too much money to scrap them, so they're just left as they are. I believe that it might still be legal to kill an Welshman on a certain day of the year with a bow and arrow, providing you shoot him in the heart. (obviously I am NOT suggesting you do this!) But its another example of an obsolete law... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

sarah c	It was on the news. I remember that, it wasn't a secret. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bty937915	Yep probably mate, they give them a life sentence now and their out in two weeks Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

rocknrod04	I say kill them all and let God sort them out !!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tallboy	Yes its gone. All possibility of it was signed away in Europe by Jack Straw several years ago. Like you say, not well reported. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GaryUKB	The death penalty for treason was repealed in 1998. Not sure if it was to do with Europe but it does still exist on the law books in some commonwealth countries. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Thomas V	Death penalty abolished in UK in 1973 for ordinary crimes; laws provide for the death penalty for exceptional crimes only; last execution in 1964. Official definition of treason in the UK is 'plotting war against the queen', 'plotting to kill the queen', 'allying with the queen's enemies' and 'having sex with a king's wife'. Bear in mind that in the UK the queen is effectively the state. As we have not officially declared war against terrorism (Britain last officially declared war in 1939), I'm not sure that what the 7/7 terrorists did qualifies as a treasonous act. The EU may well have decreed the death penalty for treason illegal (I remember hearing such a couple of years ago), but there are loads of statutes in British law that contradict each other, so it if a court were to consider issuing a death sentence it would be rather up to the court as to which decree they follow. Besides which, if you think about it despite any EU ruling Britain does still effectively have a death penalty of sorts. The Brazilian, Jean Charles de Menezes, in the Stockwell tube shooting was effectively executed without trial. Check this out: "Article 2 – Death penalty in time of war A State may make provision in its law for the death penalty in respect of acts committed in time of war or of imminent threat of war; such penalty shall be applied only in the instances laid down in the law and in accordance with its provisions. The State shall communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the relevant provisions of that law." Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Essex Ron	The death penalty was abolished by the EU and is no longer permitted in Member States. The attached link gives the definitive answer. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Avalon	technically youcan still be hanged for high treason Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fireblood	yes. the eu has taking nearly all our powers away, yet most of us in the uk dont know. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

pants_deb	actually the comments about the definition of treason are incorrect. Guy Fawkes was convicted of High Treason for his plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament, when James I was inside along with the government. The offord English Dictionary definition of treason is: "the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government" so technically any plot involving the Government OR the Queen would be treason. However I'm pretty sure that the Death Penalty for this crime has been abolished thanks to the EU and in fact im almost entirely sure that you cant be sent to prison for treason, other charges would be brought against you. It's just an idea now it has no real meaning. Otherwise every so called Britain who ran to the aid of their fellow Muslims when war broke out in Iraq would be labelled a traitor and tried. I don't think that will be happening do you? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No