Czechia
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- 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 28, 1999CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor...
The Czech Republic was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999CzechiaDEATH PENALTY
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art
The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (1992) at Art