Estonia
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 28, 1992; amended several times, last in 2015
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; recognizes ICJ jurisdiction as mandatory with reservations
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament (Riigikogu)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of 19 judges, including the chief judge, and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers); district courts (of appeal); administrative, provincial, municipal, and specialized courts
RELIGIONS
Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christians (including Methodists, Seventh-day Adventists, Roman Catholics, Pentecostals) 2.2%, others 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (estimate 2011)
From the country
- DECEMBER 3, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
A survey released on December 3, made by the private...
A survey released on December 3, made by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment was highest in Estonia, where 64% of people said they would like it restored
- APRIL 28, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Estonia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999EstoniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an...
In December 1996, the Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Criminal Code introducing life imprisonment as an alternative to the death sentence