These sentences can be doubled when there are aggravating circumstances.

In practice, death sentences had been handed down for murder or rape with aggravating circumstances only.

The imposition of the death penalty was restricted to murder or rape with aggravating circumstances, terrorism, biocide or genocide.

Attempted money laundering is punishable by the same sentence and, in the presence of aggravating circumstances, these sentences are doubled.

She further claims that there was no evidence of the murders being committed in aggravating circumstances, as found by the Court.

Pursuant to the so called Mancino Act , discriminatory or racist attitudes underlying the commission of a crime were considered aggravating circumstances.

The greater seriousness of offences against a family member is due to aggravating circumstances laid down in the general part of the Penal Code.

The consideration of means used in the trafficking process (violence, intimidation and abuse of authority) as aggravating circumstances to the basic offence was also reported by Chile.

Of these, Ecuador referred to the provision of its Penal Code that established aggravating circumstances in cases where the victim was devoid of the capacity to consent.

Criminal offences listed in Articles 217, 388 and 389 incur a sentence up to 15 years and in case of aggravating circumstances up to the maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Three members of the Bootboys were later charged and convicted in connection with his death one was convicted of murder with aggravating circumstances, because of the racist motive of the attack.

While intended exploitation is a necessary constituent element of the offence of trafficking, it is not for smuggling, although it may be considered one of the aggravating circumstances of the offence.

(b) Aggravating circumstances, inter alia in the event of the death of the victim or the commission of an enforced disappearance in respect of pregnant women, minors or other particularly vulnerable persons.

In the same Article, sections IV and V were added to include, among the aggravating circumstances for the crime of kidnapping, the intention of the perpetrator to practice sexual acts with the victim and the circumstances in which the victim of the crime was less than 18 years old.

As a result, they risk aggravating the potential challenges.

The low level of literacy has an aggravating effect.

Second, domestic de leveraging dynamics are aggravating other structural impediments.

Currently, following the implementation in 2003 of a set of measures to liberalize the criminal law, there is a provision for the death penalty for the commission of only two crimes premeditated murder under aggravating circumstances and terrorism.

Export restrictions, for example, play a direct role in aggravating food crises.

SK Thew explains how the economic downturn is aggravating Malaysia s domestic problems

(b) Without prejudice to other criminal procedures, aggravating circumstances, in particular in the event of the death of the disappeared person or the commission of an enforced disappearance in respect of pregnant women, minors, persons with disabilities or other particularly vulnerable persons.

3. Each State Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as aggravating circumstances to the offences established in accordance with paragraph 1 (a), (b) (i) and (c) of this article and, subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, to the offences established in accordance with paragraph 2 (b) and (c) of this article, circumstances

In Europe, lower rates risk aggravating the problem by lowering the returns for savers.

Furthermore, the use of children for mercenary activities must be seen as an aggravating factor.

In Belarus, the death penalty was abolished for 15 out of 29 offences and can now only be imposed when it is dictated by special aggravating circumstances as well as an exceptional danger posed by the offender (see E CN.4 2003 106, annex II, para.

This condition is also affirmed by the provision of paragraph 6 of Article 39 of the RA Criminal Code, according to which the accomplices, in this case the helper, are subject to criminal liability only for aggravating circumstances of the crime of which they have been aware.

With respect to the second question, two thirds of those replying to the questionnaire indicated that the means of trafficking were not a necessary element of the domestic offence of trafficking in children, while some laws considered such means aggravating circumstances to the principal offence (Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Latvia and Malta).

Circumstances

One of the aggravating factors in the development of modern intensive agricultural production is heavy fragmentation of land property.

The not very profitable state owned Vneshtorgbank, for example, is on a buying spree, aggravating the quality of Russian banking.

Conversely, some disasters have been instrumental in aggravating societal tensions, as was the case in Nicaragua after the 1972 earthquake.

Circumstances precluding wrongfulness

It will also make relocating even more difficult for Americans in certain parts of the country, aggravating the long term unemployment problem.

It was suggested that aggravating elements such as the use of children and refugees to carry out mercenary activity should be added.

As the Commission has requested, countries with stronger fiscal positions should consider slowing their consolidation efforts in order to avoid aggravating the recession.

It also provides that serious injury to the national economy resulting from such an act shall be an aggravating factor in the offence.

Germany made its own contribution to aggravating the crisis by launching a public debate about involving the banks in shouldering losses from 2013 on.

But more than sympathy is needed, because the Burmese military junta s incompetence and brutal oppression are further aggravating the tragic consequences of this natural disaster.

(2) When the sentence is meted out, the fact that the offence is in the nature of propaganda activities shall be considered an aggravating circumstance.

In addition, the Committee considers it an aggravating factor that the author's proposed truth defence against the libel charge was ruled out by the courts.

Wearing glasses or directing gaze downward, for example, by lowering computer screens can be helpful to protect the eyes when aggravating environmental factors cannot be avoided.

Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.

In these circumstances, pragmatism should prevail.

Terrorism is unacceptable under any circumstances.

States parties are also encouraged to incorporate a provision in their criminal legislation to the effect that committing offences for racial reasons generally constitutes an aggravating circumstance