kˈæpɪɾəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt tɹˈɛst ˌɛsˌɛmˈɑːɹtˌiːˈaɪ ɪn tʃˈɛk ɪz fɚbˈɪdən baɪ ðə tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl ɹˈaɪts ænd fɹˈiːdəmz ʌvðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl lˈɔː ʌvðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ænd ɪz sˌaɪməltˈeɪniəsli pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl lˈiːɡəl ˌɑːblɪɡˈeɪʃənz ɚɹˈaɪzɪŋ fɹʌmðə tʃˈɛk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkz mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən jˈuːniən.
Capital punishment (trest smrti in Czech) is forbidden by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Czech Republic (part of the constitutional law of the Czech Republic) and is simultaneously prohibited by international legal obligations arising from the Czech Republic's membership in both the Council of Europe and the European Union.