Bermuda
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary; territory governed autonomously
- CONSTITUTION
- June 8, 1968, amended in 1989 and 2003
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and Assembly Chamber
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrates' Court
RELIGIONS
23% Anglicans, 15% Catholics, 18% other Protestants, other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2008BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- JANUARY 1, 2007BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- JANUARY 1, 2006BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- JANUARY 1, 2005BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- APRIL 11, 2004BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
The death penalty was abolished in 2000.
- JANUARY 1, 2003BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2002BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
The death penalty was abolished in 2000
- JANUARY 7, 2000BermudaDEATH PENALTY
Governor Thorold Masefield signed the bill abolishing...
Governor Thorold Masefield signed the bill abolishing the death penalty and flogging in Bermuda
- JANUARY 1, 2000BermudaDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was carried out in 1997, when two...
The last execution was carried out in 1997, when two men, Buck Burrows and Larry Tacklyn, were hanged for murdering the territorial governor
- DECEMBER 20, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow...
On December 20, the Bermudan Senate voted by a narrow margin to abolish the death penalty
- DECEMBER 16, 1999BermudaDEATH PENALTY
On December 16, the Bermudan House of Assembly voted...
On December 16, the Bermudan House of Assembly voted to abolish hanging and flogging in the British territory after debating the controversial proposal well into the night