Belarus
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- nominally a republic, in fact a dictatorship
- CONSTITUTION
- March 15, 1994; amended 1996, 2004
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; not subject to the jurisdiction of the ICJ
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, National Assembly (Natsionalnoye Sobranie) composed of the Council of the Republic (Soviet Respubliki) and the House of Representatives (Palata Predstaviteley)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of the president and vice president and organized into various specialized chambers, including economic and military; number of judges determined by the president of the republic and the president of the court); Constitutional Court (composed of 12 judges, including a president and a vice president); oblast courts; City Court of Minsk; city courts; Economic Courts of the city and oblast of Minsk
RELIGIONS
Orthodox 48.3%, Catholics 7.1%, others 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (estimate 2011)
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2013BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Article 24 of the constitution reads that
Article 24 of the constitution reads that "the death penalty...
OCTOBER 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PARLIAMENT WORKING GROUP ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STILL ACTIVE
The working group set up by the National Assembly of Belarus to look into the capital punishment issue has
- MARCH 20, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIA CALLS ON MINSK TO JOIN MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Russia wants all European countries including Belarus to join the moratorium on the death penalty
- MARCH 19, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
UN HUMAN RIGHTS PANEL DEPLORES BELARUS EXECUTION
The United Nations Human Rights Committee voiced grave concern over the execution in Belarus of a person whose case was under its consideration after he was found guilty of last year’s bombing of a subway in the capital, Minsk.
- MARCH 18, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: MINSK METRO BOMBERS EXECUTED
state news agency BelTA reported Belarus executed Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konovalov, the two men sentenced to death for their role in the 2011 Minsk subway blast.
MARCH 14, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: PRESIDENT LUKASHENKO DENIES SUBWAY BOMBERS CLEMENCY
Belarus' president has denied clemency to two men sentenced to death for last
- MARCH 6, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
the Belarusian Helsinki Committee reported that in January 2012, Belarus executed Igor Myalik.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
EU ISSUES STATEMENT ON DEATH SENTENCES IN BELARUS
The EU has issued a statement saying it is “deeply concerned” that two men facing
JANUARY 25, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT READY TO REVIEW ITS POSITION ON DEATH PENALTY
The Constitutional Court of Belarus may clarify its position on the death penalty if
- JANUARY 1, 2012BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Article 24 of the constitution reads that
Article 24 of the constitution reads that "the death penalty...
DECEMBER 9, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: APPEAL FOR CLEMENCY
Vladislav Kovalyov, one of the two men sentenced to death in Belarus for bombing a metro
- DECEMBER 6, 2011BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS: ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER TERZI ASKS FOR SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIONS
Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi asked Belarus to suspend the death sentences of the two