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, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the...
Cyprus has signed and ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The last execution was conducted in 1962, and carried...
The last execution was conducted in 1962, and carried out by hanging
- JANUARY 1, 2003CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983 and for all crimes committed in peacetime in 1999
- AUGUST 21, 2002CyprusDEATH PENALTY
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not...
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not to go home after a court ruling that a women is to face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock, won temporary refuge in Cyprus, officials said
- MAY 3, 2002CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Cyprus signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- APRIL 25, 2001CyprusDEATH 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 on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983
- APRIL 26, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Cyprus cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 28, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration...
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The European Union welcomes the recent decision of the Republic of Cyprus to ratify Protocol No 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the dea
- JANUARY 20, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European...
Cyprus ratified the sixth protocol of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which refers to the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2000CyprusDEATH PENALTY
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Cyprus abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1983