Armenia

2026

STATUSAbolitionist

EXECUTIONS 20260

SENTENCES0

GOVERNMENT: parliamentary democracy
CONSTITUTION: approved by referendum on July 5, 1995; amended 2005, 2015, last in 2020
LEGAL SYSTEM: civil law system; not subject to the jurisdiction of the ICJ
LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM: unicameral, National Assembly (Azgayin Zhoghov)
JUDICIAL SYSTEM: Court of Cassation or Court of Appeal (composed of the Criminal Chamber with a president and 5 judges and the Civil and Administrative Chamber with a president and 10 judges – with specializations in both civil and administrative matters); constitutional court (composed of 9 judges); criminal and civil appellate courts; administrative appellate court; first instance courts; specialized administrative and bankruptcy courts

RELIGIONS

Armenian Apostolic Christian 92.6%, Evangelical Christian 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (estimate 2011)

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