Cyprus
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Republic of Cyprus - presidential republic; self-proclaimed "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC) - parliamentary republic with enhanced presidency
- CONSTITUTION
- May 5, 1985; amended in 2014
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with supremacy of European law; subject to the mandatory jurisdiction of the ICJ
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon) for the area under government control; Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) for the area administered by Turkish Cypriots
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court of Cyprus (composed of 13 judges, including the president of the court); district courts of the Republic of Cyprus; Assize Courts; administrative court; specialized courts for family matters, industrial disputes, military issues, and rent control; "TRNC Assize Courts"; "district and family courts"
RELIGIONS
Eastern Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2008CyprusDEATH PENALTY
CYPRUS. OHIO DOCTOR APPEALS EXTRADITION OVER WIFE'S POISONING DEATH
in Cyprus, the lawyers of an American doctor accused of poisoning his wife
- JANUARY 1, 2008CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Cyprus voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- JANUARY 1, 2006CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- APRIL 20, 2005CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- APRIL 21, 2004CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 7, 2004CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999.
- APRIL 24, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Cyprus was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- MARCH 12, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council...
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the Council of Europe Ambassador Nicolaos Emiliou handed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr Walter Schwimmer, the instrument of ratification of Protocol 13 to the Convention for the Protection of