Belize
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- September 21, 1981
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, the President is appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister
RELIGIONS
49.6% Catholics, 27% Protestants, 14% other, 9.4% none
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2005BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
- APRIL 11, 2004BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2003BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- OCTOBER 23, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's...
Attorney-General Godfrey Smith has defended Belize's position on the death penalty before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- OCTOBER 5, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
With 726 violent deaths since January in a country of 2
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
In a claim to be 'addressing' the issue of violent...
In a claim to be 'addressing' the issue of violent crime via the resumption of executions, the Prime Minister of Belize, Said Musa, brought before the House of Representatives the Belize Constitution Amendment Bill 2002
- MAY 28, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest...
Eleven Caribbean countries were cited in the latest Amnesty International report on international human rights violations
- MARCH 11, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- JANUARY 31, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 1, 2002BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
Murder and military offenses are capital crimes
- NOVEMBER 6, 2001BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Three men were condemned to death for murder
Three men were condemned to death for murder
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Belize signed an agreement during the opening of the...
Belize signed an agreement during the opening of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) leaders' 12th inter-sessional summit to establish a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)