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
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2002CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
- 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
- DECEMBER 4, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Foreign Ministry received an official Norwegian...
The Czech Foreign Ministry received an official Norwegian note requesting that the Czech Republic extradite detained Uzbek dissident Mukhammed Salikh to Norway where he had been granted asylum, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ales Pospisil told CTK
- 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
- MARCH 31, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
About 75 members of the far-right Republican Youth,...
About 75 members of the far-right Republican Youth, National Front and the National United Bloc took part in a demonstration against drugs
- MARCH 15, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The number of supporters of capital punishment in the...
The number of supporters of capital punishment in the Czech Republic is decreasing, this year it reached 59 percent, which is the lowest figure since 1992
- JANUARY 1, 2001CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms at Art
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Freedom Union Deputy chairman Vladimir Mlynar believes...
The Freedom Union Deputy chairman Vladimir Mlynar believes that Europe might resume a discussion on the introduction of the death sentence in the future and that the Czech Republic should take part in it