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The following is a summary of the use of capital punishment by country. == Global overview == Historically, capital punishment has been used in almost every part of the world. Currently, the large majority of countries have either abolished or discontinued the practice. The use of capital punishment is usually divided into the four categories set out below. As of July 2015, of the 196 independent states that are UN members or have UN observer status: * 102 have abolished it for all crimes; * 7 have abolished it, but retain it for exceptional or special circumstances (such as crimes committed in wartime); * 50 retain it, but have not used it for at least 10 years or are under a moratorium; * 37 retain it in both law and practice. Recent complete abolition of capital punishment : Gabon (2010), Latvia (2012), Benin (2012), Mongolia (2012), Madagascar (2012), Chad (2014, restored for terrorism in 2015), Fiji (2015), and Suriname (2015) ;Execution of minors: Since 2009, Iran and Saudi Arabia have executed offenders who were under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Executions of juveniles since 1990 )〕 ;Public execution: In 2013, public executions were carried out by the governments of Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Death Sentences and Executions 2013 )〕 ;Extrajudicial execution: In some countries the practice of extrajudicial execution sporadically or systematically outside their own formal legal frameworks occurs. Information on this is not covered in this article. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capital punishment by country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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