Lithuania
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 25, 1992, last amended on July 13, 2004
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral Parliament (Seimas)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Appeal, all judges are appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
79% Catholics, 4% Russian Orthodox, 2% Protestants, other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2009LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998...
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998...
- JANUARY 1, 2008LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998...
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998...
- DECEMBER 18, 2007LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Lithuania voted in favour of the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- JANUARY 1, 2007LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
- JANUARY 1, 2006LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
- APRIL 20, 2005LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- JANUARY 1, 2005LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
- APRIL 21, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 8, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
Lithuania abolished the death penalty for all crimes in 1998 after the Lithuanian Constitutional Court, on December 9, held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional.
- MARCH 11, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In its concluding remarks on the second periodic report...
In its concluding remarks on the second periodic report of Lithuania, which was considered in November 1997, the UN Human Rights Committee noted with great interest that the State had undertaken major reforms of the legal system, including repeal of preve
- MARCH 11, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In its concluding remarks on the second periodic report...
In its concluding remarks on the second periodic report of Lithuania, which was considered in November 1997, the UN Human Rights Committee noted with great interest that the State had undertaken major reforms of the legal system, including repeal of preve
- JANUARY 29, 2004LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania's permanent Ambassador to the Council of...
Lithuania's permanent Ambassador to the Council of Europe, Neris Germanas, submitted the ratification writs of the Protocol No