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
- DECEMBER 14, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Jordanian cabinet changed the law on so-called...
The Jordanian cabinet changed the law on so-called honour crimes - when a man kills a woman relative accused of dishonouring the family - doing away with an exemption from the death penalty for those convicted
- DECEMBER 12, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's military prosecutor urged a security court...
Jordan's military prosecutor urged a security court to convict a US-born militant, saying evidence proved he had plotted attacks on US targets on the orders of Usamah Bin Ladin's Al-Qa'idah network
- DECEMBER 3, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian security court sentenced to death in absentia...
A Jordanian security court sentenced to death in absentia Palestinian guerrilla leader Abu Nidal for masterminding the killing of a Jordanian diplomat in Beirut in 1994
- OCTOBER 25, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated...
Two Iraqi nationals were charged in Jordan with premeditated murder of a Kuwaiti student in August, the semiofficial Jordan Times newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 11, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A Jordanian national was hanged in Sawaka jail, south...
A Jordanian national was hanged in Sawaka jail, south of Amman
- OCTOBER 8, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
The government issued a special supplement to the Official...
The government issued a special supplement to the Official Gazette containing provisional Law 54 of 2001, which amends the Penal Code with immediate effect
- OCTOBER 6, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and...
Four men, Mubarak Suleiman, Khader Jaber, Yousef and Imad Smadi were hanged in Jordan for murder
- JULY 29, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 22-year-old soldier, convicted of killing two of...
A 22-year-old soldier, convicted of killing two of his colleagues at the military camp in Zarqa, was hanged, according to official sources
- JULY 18, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
- JULY 18, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
A 39-year-old soldier, identified only as A
A 39-year-old soldier, identified only as A
- JULY 12, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
An unidentified man was hanged in Jordan for murder
- JUNE 27, 2001JordanDEATH PENALTY
An alleged Bin-Laden group militant appeared before...
An alleged Bin-Laden group militant appeared before the State Security Court on charges of belonging to an extremist ring, months after he was sentenced to death in absentia in a high profile case