Does Germany have the death penalty?

Answer by  thecheeseman (22)

No, Capital Punishment was abolished in Germany. Article 102 of their Basic Law, adopted in 1949, reads "The death penalty is abolished." [Art. 102 GG: "Die Todesstrafe ist abgeschafft"] Many people believe this is because the Germans wanted to show their seperation from the Nazi state-sponsored killings, the last of which was in 1949.

Answer by  MartinFarmakov (285)

In my opinion the death penalty has been longly forbidden. In Europe i think there is no country that has the death penalty. This is also for Germany.

Answer by  Anonymous

its forbidden in the federal law but some states have it still n there law, but federal beat state law