Libya
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- transitional government
- CONSTITUTION
- the National Transitional Council, recognized by the UN in September 2011 as the legitimate interim government, operates under a temporary constitution
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- N/A
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- in September 2011, the United Nations recognized the Libyan National Transitional Council (TNC) as the legitimate governing authority; the TNC established a new transitional government on November 22, 2011
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- N/A
RELIGIONS
97% Sunni, 3% other
From the country
JUNE 10, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTYGaddafi son Saif al-Islam freed by Libyan militia
10 June 2017: former dictator’s son, who is wanted for war crimes, had been held since 2011 revolution in which his father was killed
FEBRUARY 21, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTYUN: SAIF AL-ISLAM GADDAFI MUST BE HURLED BEFORE ICC
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights chief says the trial Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan
- JANUARY 1, 2017LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
- JULY 6, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: GADDAFI'S SON RELEASED AFTER 2015 DEATH SENTENCE, LAWYER SAYS
Saif al-Islam, second son of Libya’s former ruler Muammar Gaddafi has been released after he was
FEBRUARY 12, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: DAESH EXECUTES THREE PRISONERS IN SIRTE
An armed group attributed to Daesh executed three Libyans in Sirte city.
JANUARY 21, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: THREE EXECUTED FOR STEALING AND FOUR WHIPPED FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL BY ISIS
ISIS militants in the Libyan town of Sirte have executed at least three men and whipped another for drinking
- JANUARY 1, 2016LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
JULY 28, 2015LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: GADDAFI’S SON SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER WAR CRIMES
A Libyan court sentenced Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death
- JULY 28, 2015LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYA: HANDS OFF CAIN, ALSO WE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAIF GADDAFI SENTENCE
The ruling of the Libyan court "Is the undesirable effect of the decision to intervene militarily in Libya, a
- JANUARY 1, 2015LibyaDEATH PENALTY
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
Under the penal code in force at the time of Gaddafi...
- DECEMBER 9, 2014LibyaDEATH PENALTY
the court in Misrata has sentenced to death Salah Al-Fatouri Salah Al-Shushan, a former Qaddafi
the court in Misrata has sentenced to death Salah Al-Fatouri Salah Al-Shushan, a former Qaddafi
AUGUST 19, 2014LibyaDEATH PENALTYLIBYA: EGYPTIAN PUBLICLY EXECUTED BY ISLAMIC MILITANTS IN A FOOTBALL STADIUM