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
- OCTOBER 17, 2000FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji's military said it was not ruling out the death...
Fiji's military said it was not ruling out the death penalty for soldiers found guilty of treason because of their involvement in the May 19 coup
- AUGUST 11, 2000FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji nationalist rebel leader George Speight was charged...
Fiji nationalist rebel leader George Speight was charged with treason because of his involvement in the May 19 coup
- MAY 19, 2000FijiDEATH 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
- MAY 19, 2000FijiDEATH PENALTY
A coup was staged by George Speight, a mixed race businessman,...
A coup was staged by George Speight, a mixed race businessman, and eight members of the army's Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit (CRWU), who stormed the Fijian Parliament and captured Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, holding him and about 30 other membe
- AUGUST 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
In August, it was reported that a 35-year-old woman,...
In August, it was reported that a 35-year-old woman, Susan Eubanks, was convicted by a jury of murdering her four sons, ages 4 to 14, in October 1997, after an argument with her boyfriend
- JANUARY 1, 1999FijiDEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 1999FijiDEATH PENALTY
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by...
Fiji was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C