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DEFINITION:
Mandatory sentence.
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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| AfghanistanAfghanistan | Murder, terrorism, violation of Islamic law |
| AlbaniaAlbania | Murder with aggravating factor |
| ArgentinaArgentina | Murder with aggravating circumstances; murder of a relative; murder of and/or by a police officer; treason |
| ArmeniaArmenia | Murder, terrorism |
| AustraliaAustralia | Murder of police officer or other public official, murder in South Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, aircraft hijacking |
| AustriaAustria | Genocide |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | Murder, terrorism |
| BelarusBelarus | ?? |
| BelgiumBelgium | None |
| BelizeBelize | ?? |
| BoliviaBolivia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | No life imprisonment sentence |
| BrazilBrazil | No life imprisonment sentence |
| BulgariaBulgaria | None |
| CanadaCanada | High treason, murder, war crimes, and crimes against humanity |
| Cape VerdeCape Verde | No life imprisonment sentence |
| ChileChile | None |
| ChinaChina | No |
| ColombiaColombia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | No life imprisonment sentence |
| CroatiaCroatia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| CubaCuba | Murder, Drug trafficking |
| CyprusCyprus | ?? |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | None |
| DenmarkDenmark | ?? |
| Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | No life imprisonment sentence |
| EcuadorEcuador | No life imprisonment sentence |
| EgyptEgypt | Murder, rape, kidnapping, terrorism |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador | No life imprisonment sentence |
| EstoniaEstonia | None |
| FinlandFinland | Murder |
| FranceFrance | None |
| GermanyGermany | Aggravated murder, genocide resulting in death, crimes against humanity resulting in death, war crimes against persons resulting in death |
| GreeceGreece | Murder, terrorism |
| Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City | No life imprisonment sentence |
| HondurasHonduras | No life imprisonment sentence |
| Hong KongHong Kong | Murder, Genocide involving killing |
| HungaryHungary | Murder, after 3 violent crimes |
| IcelandIceland | None |
| IndiaIndia | Murder, rape, robbery |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | Murder, terrorism, kidnapping, rape, treason |
| IraqIraq | Murder, terrorism |
| IrelandIreland | Murder, treason, some serious injuries, etc. see details |
| IsraelIsrael | Murder, terrorism |
| ItalyItaly | Murder, terrorism, mafia association, drug trafficking, human trafficking, treason |
| JamaicaJamaica | ?? |
| JapanJapan | Varies by prefecture (Murder) |
| JordanJordan | Murder, terrorism, espionage |
| KazakhstanKazakhstan | Murder, terrorism |
| KiribatiKiribati | ?? |
| KosovoKosovo | No life imprisonment sentence |
| KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | Murder, terrorism |
| LaosLaos | ?? |
| LatviaLatvia | Murder, treason, terrorism, war crimes |
| LebanonLebanon | Murder, terrorism, treason |
| LithuaniaLithuania | Murder, terrorism |
| MacauMacau | No life imprisonment sentence |
| MalaysiaMalaysia | Murder, drug offenses, serious firearms/ammunition/explosive offenses, terrorism, rape, attack on monarch, violence to parliament, treason |
| MexicoMexico | No life imprisonment sentence |
| MoroccoMorocco | Murder, terrorism, treason |
| NepalNepal | Murder, terrorism |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | None |
| New ZealandNew Zealand | Treason |
| NicaraguaNicaragua | No life imprisonment sentence |
| NigeriaNigeria | ?? |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | Murder, espionage, treason |
| NorwayNorway | No life imprisonment sentence |
| PakistanPakistan | ?? |
| PanamaPanama | No life imprisonment sentence |
| ParaguayParaguay | No life imprisonment sentence |
| PeruPeru | Murder with aggravated circumstances, terrorism, treason |
| PolandPoland | None |
| PortugalPortugal | No life imprisonment sentence |
| Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | Murder, terrorism |
| Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. | No life imprisonment sentence |
| RomaniaRomania | Genocide during wartime, inhumane treatment during wartime |
| RussiaRussia | No |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | Apostasy, Drug trafficking, Willful killing, |
| SerbiaSerbia | No life imprisonment sentence |
| SingaporeSingapore | Kidnapping for ransom |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | Murder, terrorism, treason |
| SloveniaSlovenia | Murder, treason |
| SomaliaSomalia | Murder, rape, robbery |
| South AfricaSouth Africa | Certain murder, rape and robbery |
| South KoreaSouth Korea | High treason, robbery (rape) with deadly outcomes, arson, murder of relative, etc. |
| SpainSpain | No life imprisonment sentence |
| SwedenSweden | None |
| SwitzerlandSwitzerland | None |
| SyriaSyria | Murder, political crimes, terrorism, treason |
| TajikistanTajikistan | Murder, terrorism |
| TunisiaTunisia | Murder, terrorism |
| TurkeyTurkey | Murder with special cirucumstances, treason, terrorism |
| TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | Murder, terrorism |
| UkraineUkraine | Murder with aggravating circumstances |
| United StatesUnited States | Varies by state |
| UruguayUruguay | No life imprisonment sentence |
| UzbekistanUzbekistan | None |
| VenezuelaVenezuela | No life imprisonment sentence |
| VietnamVietnam | ?? |