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
- JANUARY 1, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted...
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted for a while in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five...
In April 2000, Eduard Shevardnadze won another five year term in Georgia's presidential election
- JANUARY 1, 2000GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- AUGUST 24, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 24, District Attorney Pete Skandalakis said...
On August 24, District Attorney Pete Skandalakis said he would seek the death penalty for Jeffrey McGee, a New York man accused of killing a Villa Rica police officer
- JUNE 17, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
After acceding to the Council of Europe on April 27,...
After acceding to the Council of Europe on April 27, 1999, Georgia signed Protocol No
- APRIL 28, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- MARCH 22, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
On March 22, Georgia acceded to the Second Optional...
On March 22, Georgia acceded to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted...
In 1993 Georgia introduced a moratorium that was lifted for a while in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Georgia legislature considered bills to expand...
The Georgia legislature considered bills to expand the death penalty to crimes of aggravated rape or sodomy when the victim is less than 12 years of age, and to include certain drug crimes which resulted in death, but these bills failed to pass
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Georgia forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- JANUARY 1, 1999GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia has had no executions in 1999 and only one in 1998
Georgia has had no executions in 1999 and only one in 1998