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
- OCTOBER 28, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The Kuwaiti Court of Appeals court commuted to life...
The Kuwaiti Court of Appeals court commuted to life in prison the death sentence against Sami al-Mutairi, a 25 year old Kuwaiti who killed an American civilian and wounded another in a highway ambush in January 2003
- JUNE 29, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A court in Kuwait sentenced Farraj Mansour, a 32 year...
A court in Kuwait sentenced Farraj Mansour, a 32 year old Kuwaiti man, to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Pakistani girl
- JUNE 4, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami...
A criminal court in Kuwait sentenced to death Sami al-Mutairi, a 25 year old Kuwaiti, for the murder of an American civilian near a US army base in the emirate
- JANUARY 1, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced...
The Khaleej Times reported that a Dubai court sentenced to death a Kuwaiti man for possession and dealing of drugs
- JANUARY 1, 2003KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- NOVEMBER 2, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeals, headed by Judge Ahmed Al-Ajeel,...
The Court of Appeals, headed by Judge Ahmed Al-Ajeel, upheld the Criminal Court's ruling of the death penalty against three of the defendants accused of killing the child, Amna, and sentenced the fourth female defendant for life imprisonment
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The first appeal hearing of the sensational murder...
The first appeal hearing of the sensational murder case of six-year old Amna Al-Khaldi will begin shortly, according to judicial sources
- JULY 25, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death two Saudi brothers and a Kuwaiti on charges of kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old girl in May
- JUNE 30, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Three Bangladeshis were hanged at Nayif Palace after...
Three Bangladeshis were hanged at Nayif Palace after being convicted of killing a Sri Lankan woman
- JUNE 8, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's court of appeals upheld the death sentence...
Kuwait's court of appeals upheld the death sentence on a police officer found guilty of shooting dead a female editor in a crowded street
- APRIL 10, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Fahd Abdullah Ali was hanged for murder
Fahd Abdullah Ali was hanged for murder
- MARCH 11, 2002KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
An appeal court commuted the death sentence of a Kuwaiti...
An appeal court commuted the death sentence of a Kuwaiti policeman who murdered a magazine editor for what he considered to be defamation of his tribe