Jordan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional parliamentary monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- January 1, 1952, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Islamic law and French codes; review of legislative acts by a special High Court
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Majlis al-'Umma) and House of Representatives (Majlis al-Àauan)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Cassation, Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
majority Muslim, minority Christian
From the country
- FEBRUARY 24, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed...
A Qatari appeals court upheld the death sentence imposed on a Jordanian journalist convicted of spying
- JANUARY 30, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court sentenced to death Omar Qassem,...
The Criminal Court sentenced to death Omar Qassem, a 24-year-old man, after convicting him of murdering his future brother in law in April 2002, reported the Jordan Times
- JANUARY 6, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
Qatar's appeal court postponed judgement on a death...
Qatar's appeal court postponed judgement on a death sentence handed down against a Jordanian journalist for spying, but lawyers expressed optimism that it would be quashed
- JANUARY 5, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordanian State Security Court upheld a death sentence...
The Jordanian State Security Court upheld a death sentence by hanging given to a US-born Islamist convicted of plotting attacks in Jordan during the 2000 millennium celebrations
- JANUARY 1, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordan Times reported that a 20-year-old man was...
The Jordan Times reported that a 20-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court after being convicted of the premeditated murder of a barbershop owner in Hashemi Shamali in 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2003JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder and rape are capital crimes
Murder and rape are capital crimes
- DECEMBER 27, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Ahmad Sadeq was hanged for murder
Ahmad Sadeq was hanged for murder
- DECEMBER 17, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's military court convicted a Palestinian in...
Jordan's military court convicted a Palestinian in the killing of a Jordanian diplomat in Beirut in 1994 and sentenced him to death
- DECEMBER 4, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Yasir Abu-Shinnar, who was convicted of the 1994 killing...
Yasir Abu-Shinnar, who was convicted of the 1994 killing of a Jordanian diplomat in Beirut by the State Security Court, was executed at Swaqa prison at dawn, official sources said
- OCTOBER 27, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Jordanian women have marched in Abdun district...
Hundreds of Jordanian women have marched in Abdun district in western Amman, appealing to the Qatari people to help release Jordanian journalist Firas al-Majali, who faces a death penalty by a Qatari court
- OCTOBER 26, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Ali Abu-al-Raghibhe was shocked over...
Prime Minister Ali Abu-al-Raghibhe was shocked over a verdict made by a Qatari court, which sentenced to death Jordanian journalist Firas al-Majali
- OCTOBER 25, 2002JordanDEATH PENALTY
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's...
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's European 'ambassador' has been arrested in Britain