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, 2013GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
APRIL 3, 2012MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO GEORGIANS SAVED FROM HANGING
The second of two Georgians has been saved from execution for drug crimes in Malaysia
- JANUARY 1, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2012GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
SOURCES: PRESIDENT OBAMA TRIED TO SAVE TROY DAVIS FROM EXECUTION
President Obama candidly took a little time to explain how he tried to save Troy Davis and why he did not say anything about his controversial execution, two sources told Redding News Review.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTYUSA: HANDS OFF CAIN- THE USA AND ROGUE NATIONS USE THE DEATH PENALTY
“It isn't great company to be in, countries that still use the death penalty- the Unites States and "rogue
- JUNE 23, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Roy Blankenship, 55, white, was executed
USA - Georgia. Roy Blankenship, 55, white, was executed
MARCH 15, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium
USA - Georgia. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized Georgia's supply of sodium thiopental
- JANUARY 1, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
- JANUARY 1, 2011GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed
USA - Georgia. Brandon Joseph Rhode, 31, white, was executed
- JUNE 18, 2010GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that Georgia's standards for mental retardation is unconstitutional.
USA - Georgia. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that Georgia's standards for mental retardation is unconstitutional.