Talk:Execution by firing squad in the United Kingdom

Article said the death penalty for military offences was abolished "when the European Union's Amsterdam Treaty came into force in May 1999". That is incorrect. The abolition was effected by s. 21(5), Human Rights Act 1998. (It is amazing how they hide such a significant provision in such an obscure place, under a heading of "Supplemental" and a subhead of "Interpretation, etc."!) AFAIK, the Amsterdam Treaty had nothing to do with it. -- SamuelKatinsky

This is wrong too, or at least misleading. Capital punishment was abolished except for high treason and piracy on the high seas, and with exceptions for military law, in the 1960s; the Human Rights Act only removes the exceptions. The Amsterdam Treaty, as you say, has nothing to do with it. 139.149.1.194 16:36, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

The Human Rights Act 1998 only removes the death penalty for military crimes NOT treason or piracy.

The death penalty for these crimes was removed by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 [1]. --Neocal 09:30, 19 October 2005 (UTC)