National penalties - death sentence

El Salvador

El Salvador - Constitution 1983 (2014) EN

TITLE II: THE RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTALGUARANTEES OF THE PERSON
CHAPTER I: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND THEIR REGIMEN OF EXCEPTIONS
FIRST SECTION: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

Article 27
The death penalty shall be imposed only in cases foreseen by the military laws during a state of international warfare.

Rome Statute

Article 77 Applicable penalties

1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:

(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or

(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.

2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:

(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.