corresponds to article 9, paragraph 3 of the Covenant) provides: "Everyone arrested or detained in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 (c) of this article" [which deals with lawful arrest or detention effected for the purpose of bringing a person before the competent legal authority on reasonable suspicion of having committed an offence, or when it is reasonably necessary to prevent his committing an offence or fleeing after having done so] "shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power ...". CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 14 60. Following that judgement, the Home Secretary informed Parliament on 6 December 1988 that, against the background of the continuing terrorist campaign in the United Kingdom, and the overriding need to bring terrorists to justice, the Government did not believe that the maximum period of detention should be reduced. He informed Parliament that the Government was examining the matter with a view to responding to the judgement. On 22 December 1988, the Secretary of State further informed Parliament that it remained the Government's wish, if it could be achieved, to find a judicial process under which extended detention might be reviewed and, where appropriate, authorized by a judge or other judicial officer. But a further period of reflection and consultation was necessary before the Government could bring forward a f irm and final view. In the meantime, a derogation was to be entered. Article 6 Capital punishment 61. The legal position on capital punishment has not changed since the second periodic report. The death penalty for murder was abolished in 1965 and, although it remains on the Statute Book for offences of treason and piracy, it is in practice no longer carried out for any offence. 62. The most recent parliamentary debate took place in the House of Commons 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a specific legal context, referencing international human rights law and the UK's domestic laws and practices. It mentions specific articles and provisions, as well as the Government's responses to a judgment. This suggests that the text is related to human rights and the rule of law, rather than any of the other categories.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights