尽管非洲人权和人民权利宪章及世界人权宣言均含有事实上的死刑禁令，但公民和政治权利国际公约（ICCPR）认可国家有权保留死刑。
While both the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights contain de facto prohibitions on capital punishment, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) recognizes a state’s authority to retain the practice.