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
- 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
- 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
- MAY 3, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Czech Republic signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- APRIL 25, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution...
Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted for the resolution 2002/77 on the death penalty at the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights
- DECEMBER 14, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader...
A Czech court set free Muhammad Salih the exiled leader of one of Uzbekistan's main opposition parties, saying he should not be extradited to the former Soviet republic, where he faces a long prison sentence
- DECEMBER 12, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech state attorney proposed to the Prague Municipal...
The Czech state attorney proposed to the Prague Municipal Court to decide against the extradition of Uzbek dissident Mohammed Solih to Uzbekistan
- OCTOBER 8, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because...
The USA should not have attacked Afghanistan because the Taliban could have handed the al-Qaeda terrorist organisation leader Osama bin Laden to an Afghan or international court, Munib Hasan, chairman of the Islamic Foundation in Brno, said
- APRIL 25, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001