Benin
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 2, 1990
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French system and customary norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, High Court of Justice
RELIGIONS
42.8% Christians, 24.4% Muslims, 2%, 17.3% voodoo, 15.5% other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
The last reported executions were carried out in 1993...
The last reported executions were carried out in 1993 when seven people were put to death
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
The penal code maintains the death penalty
The penal code maintains the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003BeninDEATH PENALTY
A wide range of capital offences including: murder,...
A wide range of capital offences including: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- MAY 3, 2002BeninDEATH PENALTY
Benin issued a strong warning to practitioners of female...
Benin issued a strong warning to practitioners of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country to stop the practice immediately
- JANUARY 1, 2002BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JULY 4, 2001BeninDEATH PENALTY
Government officials said that they had decided to...
Government officials said that they had decided to replace the colonial criminal code with a new law, PANA news agency reported
- JANUARY 1, 2001BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- JANUARY 1, 2000BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance
- NOVEMBER 4, 1999BeninDEATH PENALTY
On November 4, a businesswoman from the Republic of...
On November 4, a businesswoman from the Republic of Benin, Helen Ayoromi, 30, was sentenced to death by the High Court of Thailand
- JANUARY 1, 1999BeninDEATH PENALTY
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable...
The Penal Code provides for a wide range of death-qualifiable offenses: murder, treason, sorcery and other practices causing public disturbance