Carta de Lei (Portugal) - Abolition of the death penalty by Christel Ellerich

History

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On 26 June 1867, the Justice Minister, Augusto César Barjona de Freitas, won the parliamentary vote to abolish the death penalty. King Luís sanctioned this Parliamentary Decree with the Charter of Law, published on 1st July 1867.

Barjona de Freitas said:

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“Penalty that pays for blood with blood, that kills but does not correct, that avenges but does not improve and, usurping God in the prerogatives of life and closing the door to repentance, extinguishes in the heart of the condemned all hope of redemption, putting the fallibility of human justice up against the darkness of an irreparable punishment.”

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The Charter of Law was later consecrated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and received the distinction of European Heritage Label.

Current location

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The Charter of Law of Abolition of the Death Penalty is preserved in the National Archives of Torre do Tombo in Lisbon, Portugal.

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National Archives of Torre do Tombo in Lisbon, Portugal

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Charter of Law

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Portugal was one of the first countries to inscribe a law to abolish the death penalty to civil crimes in its legal system and inspired other countries around the world to do the same.

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Mara Franken

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Audio in Spanish

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Audio in German (Mara)

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^{INTRODUCING OURSELVES}

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Lucía Feldman

Importance in Europe of our heritage site

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Portugal was one of the firsts countries in the world to abolish the death penalty and inspired the rest of the countries in Europe

The Charter of Law defends basic human rights like dignity, tolerance and respect for human life

It promoted a new example of justice and of prison regimes and satisfied the intention of being a goal for common European historic memory by consecrating the right to life

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Audio in German (Lucía)

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Audio in Spanish (Mara)

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Audio in English (Lucía)

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