Georgia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted on August 24, 1995; amended several times, last in 2020 (the legislative electoral system was revised)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; subject to the mandatory jurisdiction of the ICJ
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament (Sakartvelos Parlamenti)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of 28 judges organized into various specialized judicial chambers; number of judges determined by the President of Georgia); Constitutional Court (composed of 9 judges); Courts of Appeal; regional (citizen) and district courts
RELIGIONS
Eastern Orthodox Christian (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic Christian 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant Christian, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no response 1.2% (estimate 2014)
From the country
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that...
The European [Human Rights] Court has requested that the handover of Chechen fighters to Russia be suspended and that Georgia provide an explanation
- OCTOBER 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue...
The Prosecutor General's office of Georgia will continue investigation against eight remaining Chechens
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
A Clayton County judge granted Keith D
A Clayton County judge granted Keith D
- AUGUST 29, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die...
Richard Lester Sealey, 38, has been sentenced to die for the Jan
- AUGUST 16, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of...
Chief Prosecutor of Prosecutor General's Office of Russia George Tsurtsumia actively cooperates with Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia regarding issue of extradition of Chechens detained for penetration of border
- MAY 10, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ludwig Chibirov, former President of South Osetia unrecognized...
Ludwig Chibirov, former President of South Osetia unrecognized republic, referring to terrorist action in Daghestan on May 9, which has taken lives of 39 persons, has called Russian President Vladimir Putin "to be stricter regarding terrorists" that has d
- MAY 3, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Georgia signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute...
The Council of Europe denounced the US refusal to commute a death sentence against Tracy Lee Housel, a Briton who is due to be executed
- MARCH 12, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed...
Ignoring pleas from Great Britain, Georgia executed a man with dual British-American citizenship for the murder and rape of Jean D
- MARCH 11, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government,...
Brushing aside pleas for mercy from the British government, European Union and prominent opponents of capital punishment, a Georgia pardons board refused to block the execution of a British man [Tracy Housel] sentenced to death for the 1985 murder of a fe
- MARCH 7, 2002GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America...
The mother of a Briton facing execution in America begged [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to save him