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 13, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Atlanta, the Senate defeated a proposal to study the use...
in Atlanta, the Senate defeated a proposal to study the use of the death penalty in Georgia
- MARCH 7, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia...
a resolution to study whether the death penalty is administered fairly in Georgia narrowly cleared the Senate Judiciary committee on a 5-4 vote.
- JANUARY 1, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
Georgia abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1997.
- JANUARY 1, 2006GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- NOVEMBER 7, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Palmer is entitled to a new trial because Georgia Bureau...
Willie Palmer is entitled to a new trial because Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents withheld crucial information from his attorneys, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled.
- OCTOBER 13, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death
in Macon, Bibb County, Airman Andrew Witt was sentenced to death for the murder of fellow Airman Andrew Schliepsiek and his wife, Jamie, at their home on Robins Air Force Base last year.
- AUGUST 15, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA. GRANTED A POSTHUMOUS PARDON TO AN EXECUTED WOMAN
the only woman ever executed in Georgia's electric chair is being granted a posthumous pardon, 60 years after the black maid was put to death for killing a white man she claimed held her in slavery and threatened her life.
- JULY 12, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Conklin, 44, white, was given a lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson
Robert Conklin, 44, white, was given a lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson
- JULY 1, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA. GUILTY PLEA IN NUN KILLING MEANS MAN SPARED DEATH PENALTY
Adrian O. Robinson of Hamilton pleaded guilty in Harris County Superior Court to 19 crimes, avoiding a possible death penalty, with the understanding he will never be released from prison.
- JUNE 20, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence for a Georgia inmate.
- JUNE 6, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
the Georgia Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of William Marvin Gulley...
the Georgia Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of William Marvin Gulley who is credited with saving two people's lives, saying his lawyers failed to provide evidence of the good deeds during his trial.
- APRIL 20, 2005GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Georgia was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.