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
- MARCH 21, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
The Senate voted 44-7 to remove the non-unanimous jury language from
- MARCH 19, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
House approves non-unanimous death penalty.
- MARCH 13, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Prosecutors would have the option of putting
Prosecutors would have the option of putting
- MARCH 4, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Bill Changes Ga. Public Defender Funding
Bill Changes Ga. Public Defender Funding
- JANUARY 1, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
- JANUARY 1, 2008GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Georgia voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 13, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a Douglas County jury sentenced Nicholas Jason Bryant...
a Douglas County jury sentenced Nicholas Jason Bryant...
- OCTOBER 22, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution...
the Georgia Supreme Court granted a stay of execution...
- OCTOBER 18, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
two days after refusing it, the Georgia Supreme Court has stayed...
two days after refusing it, the Georgia Supreme Court has stayed...
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
a jury sentenced a man to death by lethal injection for the Nov. 3...
- AUGUST 24, 2007GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...
in Waynesboro, aBurke County jury decided Willie Palmer should die for the Sept. 10...