| Author (Corporate) | Council of Europe: Press Service |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No.101, 2005 (1.3.05) |
| Publication Date | 01/03/2005 |
| Content Type | News |
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'Killing children is wrong', said Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in welcoming the decision, 1 March 2005, of the United States Supreme Court in Roper v. Simmons declaring the imposition of the death penalty unconstitutional for offenders who were under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. |
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| Subject Categories | Geography |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, United States |
