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, 2000LithuaniaDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 1, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December, a poll, by the private EMOR polling firm,...
In December, a poll, by the private EMOR polling firm, showed support for capital punishment in Lithuania as being 63 %
- APRIL 28, 1999LithuaniaDEATH 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 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 18, 1999LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
On January 18, Lithuania signed Protocol No
On January 18, Lithuania signed Protocol No
- JANUARY 1, 1999LithuaniaDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 1, 1998LithuaniaDEATH PENALTY
In December 1998, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court...
In December 1998, the Lithuanian Constitutional Court held that the provisions of the Criminal Code on the death penalty were unconstitutional