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
- MARCH 22, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The wife of Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister...
The wife of Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister has demanded the death sentence for Khaled Diab al-Azmi a police officer who allegedly confessed to killing Hedayah Sultan al-Salem a Kuwaiti female editor and veteran women's rights campaigner on March
- MARCH 13, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life...
Kuwait's Cassation Court handed a sentence of life in prison to Alaa Hussein, a former Kuwaiti military reservist, found guilty of treason for heading a puppet government under Iraq's occupation
- JANUARY 16, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at...
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital...
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences, which are normally carried out by...
Death sentences, which are normally carried out by hanging, can be appealed twice and must receive the final approval of Sheikh JaberAl-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Emir
- JANUARY 1, 2001KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death a Kuwaiti national...
A Kuwaiti court sentenced to death a Kuwaiti national and three Pakistanis for drug smuggling
- AUGUST 5, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Alaa Hussein, the former head of Iraq's puppet occupation...
Alaa Hussein, the former head of Iraq's puppet occupation government in Kuwait, appealed against his death sentence in a final bid to escape possible execution for treason
- JULY 20, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee considered a report presented...
UN Human Rights Committee considered a report presented by the Government of Kuwait on the fulfilment of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights including the question of capital punishment
- JUNE 20, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait's Court of Appeals upheld a death sentence against...
Kuwait's Court of Appeals upheld a death sentence against Kader Bee Palagiri, a 22 year old Indian maid, for killing her 80-year-old Kuwaiti employer and stealing her money and jewellery in 1999
- MAY 9, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Four Iranians were sentenced to death for drug smuggling
Four Iranians were sentenced to death for drug smuggling
- JANUARY 1, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Kuwait has executed 35 people since introducing the...
Kuwait has executed 35 people since introducing the death penalty in 1964