Liberia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 6, 1986
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mixed system based on Anglo-American law, customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, National Assembly consisting of Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
40% Christians; 40% indigenous beliefs; 20% Muslims
From the country
- FEBRUARY 23, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Four journalists are risking the death penalty on charges...
Four journalists are risking the death penalty on charges of espionage for 'enemies' of the state
- JANUARY 1, 2001LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government...
Several Krahn political leaders were executed by government officers in Monrovia
- JUNE 28, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Sources in Monrovia said 14 top security men loyal...
Sources in Monrovia said 14 top security men loyal to President Charles Taylor were secretly executed on charges of plotting to assassinate the president
- JANUARY 1, 2000LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes
- MAY 9, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 9, Samuel Kofi Woods the former Catholic Justice...
On May 9, Samuel Kofi Woods the former Catholic Justice and Peace [CJP] director said the case of the 13 treason convicts is a test to national commitment to reconciliation and, recalling the execution of 13 former government officials in 1980, said histo
- APRIL 28, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Liberia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted...
On April 1, the Criminal Court in Monrovia convicted 13 people of treason in a trial that followed 1998 clashes in the capital, involving supporters of former civil war faction leader Roosevelt Johnson
- JANUARY 1, 1999LiberiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are...
Murder, armed robbery, terrorism and high treason are capital crimes