Azerbaijan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- approved on November 12, 1995; amended in 2002, 2009, 2016
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; not subject to the jurisdiction of the ICJ
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Milli Mejlis)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of the president, vice president, and 23 judges in plenary session and organized into civil, economic, criminal, and human rights chambers); Constitutional Court (composed of 9 judges); Courts of Appeal (replaced the Economic Court in 2002); district and municipal courts
RELIGIONS
Muslims 97.3% (predominantly Shia), Christians 2.6%, others <0.1, non-affiliated <0.1 (estimate 2020)
From the country
- APRIL 7, 2004AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
The death penalty is envisaged for 14 crimes.
- JULY 22, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled...
"Several days ago, the Tabriz Revolutionary Court ruled that a leader of the student movement, Ms Faramaz Mohammadi, be executed," the Azerbaijani newspaper Xalq Qazeti reported
- APRIL 24, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Azerbaijan was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- FEBRUARY 21, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
An Azerbaijani national was sentenced to death in Kazakhstan...
An Azerbaijani national was sentenced to death in Kazakhstan for murdering five people
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan had observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan had observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1992
The last execution took place in 1992
- JANUARY 1, 2003AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan abolished the death penalty in February...
Azerbaijan abolished the death penalty in February 1998 for all crimes committed during peacetime
- AUGUST 5, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev said that the decisions...
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev said that the decisions of the Turkish parliament on the eve of the country's accession to the European Union [to abolish the death penalty, air TV programmes in Kurdish and others] were "very important"
- AUGUST 5, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev said that the decisions...
Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev said that the decisions of the Turkish parliament on the eve of the country's accession to the European Union [to abolish the death penalty, air TV programmes in Kurdish and others] were "very important"
- APRIL 15, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted...
Apri 15, 2002: an Azerbaijani representative submitted to the Council of Europe documents confirming the ratification of a number of European conventions
- JANUARY 1, 2002AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions...
Azerbaijan has observed a moratorium on executions since 1993, motivated by the desire to join the Council of Europe which has coaxed prospective members to eliminate the death penalty
- DECEMBER 10, 2001AzerbaijanDEATH PENALTY
The Human Rights Centre of Azerbaijan centre said that...
The Human Rights Centre of Azerbaijan centre said that after the country's admission to the Council of Europe, the number of political prisoners in the country reached 743