Capital punishment laws by nation

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty or execution, is a practice which is intended to kill a person as punishment for crimes they have committed. It is mostly carried out for the most egregious offenses such as murder and treason, though laws vary by country historically. Common methods include death by firing squad, lethal injection, stoning, and the electric chair. In the modern world, while capital punishment remains more commonplace and accepted than in other co-resonant realms, some national governments now view these practices as inhumane, and not entirely insignificant number of nations have gone so far as to severely limited the extent of the death penalty or outlawed it altogether.

Summary of legality by nation

Nation	Legality	Total executed (on average or in a specified year)	Murder	Treason	Espionage	Rape	Child sexual abuse	Drug trafficking	Grand larceny	Petty crimes	Notes
Aerla	Legal	18 (as of 1724 AN)									The death penalty is dealt on a case-by-case basis. Those who are deemed guilty by insanity are reprimanded to mental institutions. As of 1724 AN, a total of 18 people have been executed, and a total of 30 others have been given the death penalty.
Benacian Union	Legal	2,062 (1730 AN)									Majority of death sentences commuted to servitude with the Benacian Labour Reserve. See also: Cull Commission Magisters-Carnifex Register of Woe Wheel of Misfortune
Çakaristan	Legal	unknown
Calbion	Illegal in peacetime	25									Calbion has the option of the death penalty during times of war. The original legal system of Calbion did not provide for the death penalty, but the war provision was included during the Calbain Independence War, when Jingdaoese envoy de Saks, as well as several Tegong members were sentenced to death by a civil court. Of the 25 executed under Calbain law, 20 were as a result of the independence war, and the other was a Natopian spy who was executed for espionage after the Penguin Island campaign during the War of Jingdaoese Immolation. On XIV.1693, four suspected members of the ESB Cossack group were executed by Firing Squad for the murder of Ryan Badstuber, marking the first execution in 45 years.
Constancia	Legal	Estimates vary									In the Imperial State of Constancia, justice is swift and sure, whether officially or unofficially.
Floria	legal	150
Hurmu	Illegal	0
Imperial Trade Union	Legal	292									The death penalty in the Bassarids is employed almost exclusively in the case of public officials who found guilty of crimes which may subvert or de-stabilize the state, undermine the nation's markets, or deprive citizens of their right to benefit equitably from trade.
Kalgachia	Legal	classified									Kalgachi legal proceedings are based more on precedent, official discretion and parochial variation than on adherence to rigid codes, thus the conditions for a death sentence vary widely by case and jurisdiction. Criminal proceedings for a given offence traditionally serve as a pretext for a wider assessment of the offender's character and societal harm; first-time offenders with good references are therefore shown leniency whilst persistent recidivists can (and do) receive the death penalty for the smallest of infractions if it completes a picture of their unreformable character.
Mercury	Illegal	N/A									Capital punishment is specifically prohibited under Article 19 of the Constitution of Mercury.
Meckelnburgh	Illegal	N/A									Capital punishment has never been legal under Meckelnburghish law. Its use also violates the tenants of the established Church of Meckelnburgh.
Natopia	Legal	2	*								Only regicide is currently punishable by death. There have been two executions carried out in Natopia's history, both for treason, using the cheeto-tot public execution method.
Ralgon	Legal	Undisclosed									Petty crimes are not punishable by death. However, if an individual is particular ill-behaved, they are drafted into the army and consistently placed at the front until either a full tour has passed or (more likely) they have given their life in the country and thus redeemed their honor. Executions also happen when a duly convicted criminal is considered to be more trouble alive than dead, or deemed entirely belligerent on the subject of performing either military service or hard labor in service to the community to compensate for their crimes. Mentally disabled people are only executed when they are found to be guilty of especially grave crimes such as murder or rape. When such situations arise, executions are done in private and with the most humane methods available. In all other situations where labor and transport to the front lines are not either possible or acceptable, every execution is performed ad gladium at the soonest possible time.
Sanama	Illegal	N/A									Capital punishment again banned in the constitution of the Second Republic.
Senya	Legal	6	Possible	Possible		Possible	Possible	Possible		Possible	Whilst Senyan law has provisions for the death penalty, it is rarely used. No crime is directly punishable by the death penalty, though serious crimes (such as terrorism, murder, rape, child sexual abuse and crimes against the society) can warrant the death penalty under the following conditions; The prisoner requests execution The prisoner has completed 21 years in prison but has shown no remorse or behavioural improvement and is seen as being a risk to the public if released The prisoner has re-offended Interestingly, Senya does not have life imprisonment, the maximum sentence is 21 years. Before a prisoner can be executed, there can be no serious doubts that the prisoner is actually not guilty.
Shireroth	Legal	Unknown									In Shirerithian law, any crime can be punished by the death penalty if a court finds it the most suitable option based on precedence. In practice, the death penalty is only used when all other methods (such as house arrest, incarceration, reeducation, indentured servitude, voluntary organ donation, voluntary euthanasia) have failed or are unavailable. Most persons who are subjected to the death penalty are indentured servants who have committed violent crimes where the death penalty is considered a proportional response by the court. Death penalty is only extremely rarely used on persons of noble dignity and using it on such persons requires the consent of the Adelsraad (which may be appealed to the Landsraad), and, for members of the peerage, the consent of the Kaiseress is necessary.
South Sea Islands	Illegal	N/A									Capital punishment is considered to be contrary to Article Three of the Human Rights Act (South Sea Islands).
Hexarchy	Illegal	None									Execution for any crime by the hand of one's own kind (or any other sentient being) is patently and categorically illegal in The Hexarchy. Prisoners deserving of death are instead usually sentenced to life on the prison farms south of Elam's largest settlements, so that the condemned may pay their debt to society. Those deemed too dangerous to be kept alive for long are sent into the most hostile portions of Ereshkigal Forest and monitored until their inevitable death at the hands of either the native fauna or imported creatures such as the imported valleytigers from Jingdao.

Methods of capital punishment by nation

For those nations in which capital punishment is legal, a variety of methods are practiced. The following is a summary table of the practices which those nations use.

Nation	Lethal injection	Gas inhalation or asphyxiation	Firing squad	Electric chair	Hanging	Stoning	Beheading	Other	Notes
Aerla									Via National Assembly rulings, a six-man firing squad is the only approved method of execution.
Benacian Union									Method determined by duly appointed officer of the Magisters-Carnifex, in consultation with the Wheel of Misfortune.
Çakaristan									-
Calbion
Constancia									Usually dependent on the whim of the Court, or the prevailing public mood. The Leap of Faith, where tied and gagged prisoners are pushed off a helicopter or airplane, is also proving popular. The Wheel of Misfortune was introduced in 1693 AN.
Floria									Just like inmates are free to choose their last meal before execution, inmates have the choice of method of execution with the injection being the most popular way out.
Imperial Trade Union									Bassarid judges are permitted to authorize a range of styles of execution on the basis of their own discretion, with limited restrictions.
Kalgachia									Ketherist teachings hold that the celestial forces of evil obtain equal power from all human suffering (the nectar of the archons) whether it be of their agents or adversaries. To deny them this sustenance, execution methods are required to be swift and efficient; long-drop hanging is preferred although firearms are used in more summary proceedings.
Natopia									The cheeto-tot execution method slowly drops snack foods onto the convict until crushed or suffocated.
Ralgon									If a condemned criminal is deemed unworthy of a soldier's death at the front lines, or is deemed too dangerous to serve a life sentence elsewhere, the condemned is always executed ad gladium in the next games. The cause of death almost always varies; sometimes, death is by combat with another person, and at others the cause is something more sinister planned by the gladiatorial game makers. In very rare cases, a condemned person may regain their honor (and thus their freedom) in the arena... if they last long enough.
Sanama									When the military junta took power they suspended the federal constitution and laws, bringing Sanama back to the laws that applied before independence. While there was no ban against other forms of execution in Shirerithian law, as a matter of expediency, executions in Sanama were carried out by firing squad. Under the Second Republic, capital punishment is once again banned.
Senya									Firing squad of five police firearms specialists.
Shireroth									There is no regulation as to the method, it is based on the court or legal authority in charge of sentencing. For example, Kaiseress Noor sentenced her son Adam to death by burning (for murdering two of his brothers) (though this particular sentence was not executed). Kaiseress Isa IV Cassandrae sentenced Aasmund Vigeland to death by shot to the head (for recalcitrant communism).