>Now if we limit this to what may carry a death sentence (although there's usually more than just a sentence - sometimes several paragraphs of legalese :), it may be just a booklet that one could read within a couple of hours. Now imagine if everyone crossing a state border would have to read all that... the queue would be endless. OK, maybe not - that'd be only
the differences between the neighboring states.

That's beginning a deep issue, I don't know if my english will be enough, I'll try;

I think so at least people should know if there is a death sentence or not. I know there isn't death sentence in Turkey and I know there is death sentence in Taiwan. But probably you won't know in that place if there is death sentence when you go on vacation next summer... :)
I think so that's a serious issue. People could say "I didn't know there is a death sentence if I would kill a man" .
You know, governments claims about "death sentence" supports dissuade to crimes. If person don't know there is a death sentence how can that dissuasive? In that case I think so death sentence only can be about revenge.