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
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000KuwaitDEATH 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, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital...
Sexual molesters in Kuwait are charged with capital punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2000KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on...
The death penalty is provided for by laws based on the Shari'a
- DECEMBER 13, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On December 13, Kuwait's Court of Appeals sentenced...
On December 13, Kuwait's Court of Appeals sentenced Rameez Khan, a Pakistani, to death for heroin smuggling
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, a Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced a...
On November 3, a Kuwaiti criminal court sentenced a young Indian Qadeer Kaleeja, 22, who strangled Aisha Al-Fadalah in her bed to death, and also stole money and jewelry