Côte d’Ivoire
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; multi-party presidential regime established in 1960
- CONSTITUTION
- approved by referendum on July 23, 2000
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French system and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslims 35-40%, indigenous beliefs 25-40%, Christians 20-30%
From the country
- JULY 23, 2000Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
July 23-24, 2000: 86
July 23-24, 2000: 86
- DECEMBER 24, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government...
On 24 December 1999, President Bédié and his government were overthrown in the country's first military coup
- MARCH 1, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Also in March, a trader from Côte d'Ivoire was sentenced...
Also in March, a trader from Côte d'Ivoire was sentenced to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia
- MARCH 1, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
In March, the High Court in the Côte d'Ivoire sentenced...
In March, the High Court in the Côte d'Ivoire sentenced 6 people aged between 18 and 20 to death for armed robbery
- JANUARY 1, 1999Côte d’IvoireDEATH PENALTY
Murder, treason and desertion are capital crimes
Murder, treason and desertion are capital crimes