Djibouti
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- multipartite constitution approved by referendum on September 4, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
- JANUARY 1, 2008DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
- DECEMBER 18, 2007DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abstained...
Djibouti abstained...
- JANUARY 1, 2007DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
- JANUARY 1, 2006DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995...
- APRIL 20, 2005DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Djibouti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
- APRIL 11, 2004DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
Djibouti abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1995, when the reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force on January 1.
- APRIL 24, 2003DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
For the first time Djibouti was a cosponsor of the...
For the first time Djibouti was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 1, 2003DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti has signed and ratified the statutes of the...
Djibouti has signed and ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2002DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure...
The reformed Penal Code and Code of Penal Procedure came into force in January 1995
- JANUARY 30, 2001DjiboutiDEATH PENALTY
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal...
The Yemeni national who hijacked a plane on an internal flight from Sanaa to Taaz last week may face the death penalty if proven guilty by the court judges