Kuwait
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- November 11, 1962
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- Mixed legal system of English, French, and Islamic law based on civil law, incorporates elements of Islamic law regarding human rights
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Majlis al-umma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Court of Cassation, High Court of Appeals
RELIGIONS
85% Muslim, 15% Christian
From the country
- APRIL 28, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: KERALA YOUTH SAVED FROM GALLOWS IN KUWAIT
after months of suspense, Simil, a youth from Kerala, India, who was sentenced to death in Kuwait for inadvertently killing a fellow Indian worker, was pardoned.
- APRIL 4, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN KUWAIT'S DEATH ROW GETS HELP FROM NRIS
an Indian sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who paid blood money to the victim's family.
APRIL 1, 2008PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT. HIGH COURT AFFIRMS FILIPINA'S DEATH SENTENCE
Kuwait's Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against an overseas Filipino
- MARCH 31, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE OF KUWAITI COMMUTED IN COLLEAGUE’S MURDER
the Court of Appeals in Kuwait commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of a Kuwaiti man, identified as Jarrah N., who was charged with the premeditated murder of his colleague at Sabhan Fire Station.
- JANUARY 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
the Criminal Court in Kuwait City, Kuwait, sentenced an Iranian
the Criminal Court in Kuwait City, Kuwait, sentenced an Iranian
- JANUARY 15, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT COURT CONDEMNS EGYPTIAN TO DEATH FOR CHILD RAPE
Kuwait's criminal court sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.
- JANUARY 14, 2008NepalDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DOLMA’S DEATH SENTENCE APPEALED
Prakash Kumar Subedi, deputy chief of a Saudi Arabia based Nepali mission said that Dolma Sherpa, a Nepalese woman sentenced to death for murder, appealed the verdict in an appellate court in Kuwait.
- JANUARY 8, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: APPEAL HEARING OF DEATH ROW CONVICT ADJOURNED
the Court of Appeals in Kuwait adjourned the hearing on the mental abilities of a Kuwaiti man, identified as Mohammed H., who was sentenced to death for premeditated murder.
- JANUARY 3, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: NEPALI WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN KUWAIT
a female Nepali domestic helper who claims to be innocent was sentenced to death in Kuwait.
- JANUARY 1, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Sharia.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait voted against the Resolution...
Kuwait voted against the Resolution...
- DECEMBER 10, 2007KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAITI COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON ROYAL
Kuwait's appeals court upheld a death sentence against a member of the ruling Al-Sabah family for drugs trafficking, a legal source said.