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
- MARCH 21, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis said Lithuania was ready to make steps to improve relations with neighbouring Belarus, but it must first see Minsk making such steps, including expanding the powers of its Parliament, improving the human rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2002LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73%...
An opinion poll held in July, 2002 showed that 73% of Lithuanians advocate the restoration of capital punishment for grave crimes and only 15% oppose capital punishment for all crimes
- NOVEMBER 21, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian MP Jonas Cekuolis, head of Lithuanian delegation...
Lithuanian MP Jonas Cekuolis, head of Lithuanian delegation to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly [PACE], said that the Vilnius forum decided to invite Belarusian delegations formed of both government and opposition representatives
- OCTOBER 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund...
The German Christian Democratic Konrad Adenauer Fund issued a statement saying the organisation had suspended co-operation with the Lithuanian Christian Democrats led by Kazys Bobelis, after its leaders proposed the re-introduction of capital punishment i
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased...
Lithuanian public support for the death penalty increased following the September 11 attacks on the United States
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Seven lawmakers in the Lithuanian parliament, in response...
Seven lawmakers in the Lithuanian parliament, in response to tragic developments in US, called for the re-instatement of death penalty and related constitutional changes, and argued that this would not harm the Baltic state's EU bid
- APRIL 25, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
Lithuania was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe...
Lithuania has been a member of the Council of Europe since 1993 and there have been no executions in the country since 1995
- AUGUST 25, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Tautos Frontas coalition proposed the reinstatement...
The Tautos Frontas coalition proposed the reinstatement of the death penalty for premeditated murder under special circumstances
- APRIL 27, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
The Bishops' Conference of Lithuania (the leading body...
The Bishops' Conference of Lithuania (the leading body of the Roman Catholic Church in Lithuania) issued a pastoral letter on the occasion of the Day of Life, which Catholics celebrate on the last Sunday of April
- JANUARY 1, 2000LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
Lithuania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Lithuania cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no