Czechia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- January 1, 1993, amended several times, last in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law based on Austro-Hungarian codes
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Senat) and Chamber of Deputies (Snemovna Poslancu)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and Constitutional Court; presidents and vice-presidents appointed by the President for 10 years
RELIGIONS
26.8% Catholics, 2.1% Protestants, 59% independents, other
From the country
- APRIL 21, 2004CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 7, 2004CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990.
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990.
- MARCH 16, 2004CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel condemned China...
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel condemned China for its threat to execute a Tibetan monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
- APRIL 24, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- APRIL 11, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
According to a CVVM agency poll almost two-thirds of...
According to a CVVM agency poll almost two-thirds of Czechs believe that the Czech Republic should reinstate the death penalty and one-third believe that all murderers should receive it
- JANUARY 1, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic has signed but not yet ratified...
The Czech Republic 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, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990
The Czech Republic abolished the death penalty in 1990
- JANUARY 1, 2003CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty was abolished when the Czech Republic...
The death penalty was abolished when the Czech Republic was part of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
- OCTOBER 16, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had...
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had his sentenced commuted to 40 years in prison
- OCTOBER 16, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had...
A Czech sentenced to death in Yugoslavia recently had his sentenced commuted to 40 years in prison
- AUGUST 28, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed...
A poll conducted by the CVVM polling agency revealed that 56 per cent Czechs are in favour of the restoration of the death penalty
- JULY 19, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A majority of Czechs or 56
A majority of Czechs or 56