a procedure that does not allow the mandatory imposition of the death sentence and upholds the discretion of the judicial officer; xiii. Orders the Respondent State to take all necessary measures within six months of the notification of this Judgment to remove “hanging” from its laws as the method of execution of the death sentence; xiv. Orders the Respondent State to publish this judgment, within a period of three months from the date of notification, on the websites of the Judiciary, and the Ministry for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, and ensure that the text of the judgment is accessible for at least one year after the date of publication; xv. Orders the Respondent State to submit to it, within six months from the date of notification of this judgment, a report on the status of execution of the orders set forth herein and thereafter, every six months until the Court considers that there has been full implementation thereof. On costs Unanimously, xvi. Orders that each Party shall bear its own costs. Signed: Modibo SACKO, President; Chafika BENSAOULA, Vice President; Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Judge; Suzanne MENGUE, Judge; 24

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