Croatia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 22, 1990; amended several times, last in 2014
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law system influenced by the legal heritage of Austria-Hungary; has not submitted to the jurisdiction of the ICJ
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral Assembly (Hrvatski Sabor)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of the president and vice president of the court, 25 judges from the civil department and 16 judges from the criminal department); administrative court; provincial, municipal, and specialized courts
RELIGIONS
Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, non-religious or atheist 3.8% (estimate 2011)
From the country
- APRIL 21, 2004CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 7, 2004CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990.
- APRIL 24, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No...
Croatia has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty while it was still...
Croatia abolished the death penalty while it was still a member of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- JANUARY 1, 2003CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
Croatia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1990
- JUNE 20, 2002CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The government initiated the signing of Protocol 13...
The government initiated the signing of Protocol 13 on the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, alongside the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Basic Freedoms
- APRIL 25, 2002CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Croatia was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- APRIL 25, 2001CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Croatia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Croatian Constitution at Art
The Croatian Constitution at Art
- DECEMBER 12, 2000CroatiaDEATH PENALTY
The Bosnian Federation police said it was of "extreme...
The Bosnian Federation police said it was of "extreme importance at this moment to have General Andabak extradited [to BH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)], which should be decided by the Croatian judiciary "