Fiji
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- July 25, 1997, effective from July 28, 1998
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the British system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Magistrates' Courts
RELIGIONS
majority Methodist; 34% Hindu, 7% Muslims
From the country
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Attorney General Qoriniasi Bale admitted that the removal...
Attorney General Qoriniasi Bale admitted that the removal of the death penalty is intended to cover the impending trial of George Speight and others now on remand on Nukulau Island on charges of treason
- FEBRUARY 14, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji is considering abolishing the death penalty for...
Fiji is considering abolishing the death penalty for treason, on the eve of the treason trial of George Speight, who led a coup in 2000
- FEBRUARY 13, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji's Conservative Alliance party says it did not...
Fiji's Conservative Alliance party says it did not put pressure on the government to remove the death penalty ahead of George Speight's forthcoming treason trial
- FEBRUARY 12, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
The Fijian Cabinet agreed to amend the penal code to...
The Fijian Cabinet agreed to amend the penal code to remove the death penalty for treason charges [capital punishment was scrapped for most crimes in 1967, but was retained for treason and piracy]
- FEBRUARY 8, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
West Australian barrister Ron Cannon will defend Fijian...
West Australian barrister Ron Cannon will defend Fijian coup plotter George Speight against charges of treason
- JANUARY 30, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over...
Fiji is looking for a foreign judge to preside over the treason trial of coup leader George Speight just three weeks before the trial commences, Chief Justice Timoci Tuivaga said
- JANUARY 1, 2002FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1979; the last execution was carried out in 1964
- JULY 9, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
George Speight, the indigenous Fijian who held his...
George Speight, the indigenous Fijian who held his ethnic Indian prime minister hostage at gunpoint for 56 days in 2000, appeared in a Suva court charged with treason
- MARCH 9, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state...
William Reeves a British man who was Fiji's last state executioner has left his money to local charities
- JANUARY 4, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November...
The 35 soldiers suspected to be involved in the 2 November 2000 army takeover now face life imprisonment if they are found guilty by the military tribunal
- JANUARY 1, 2001FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes...
Fiji abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1979; the last execution was carried out in 1964
- DECEMBER 5, 2000FijiDEATH PENALTY
The Fiji military charged 39 rebel soldiers with mutiny...
The Fiji military charged 39 rebel soldiers with mutiny over a failed uprising at Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks on November 2 in which eight soldiers were killed and seven wounded