Benin
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- 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
- 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
- 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