Malawi
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- May 18, 1994
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- it is based on English common law and customary norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (according to the new constitution, a Senate was to be established in 1999)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- High Court; Supreme Court of Appeal; Magistrates' Court
RELIGIONS
79.9% Christians, 12.8% Muslims, other
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2016MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- NOVEMBER 13, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTY
EU HOPES MALAWI WILL COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY
The European Union says it hopes one day Malawi will take the next step and actually complete the process
- AUGUST 18, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTY
23-year-old Dickson Elia was sentenced to death by the high court sitting in Dedza after being found guilty
23-year-old Dickson Elia was sentenced to death by the high court sitting in Dedza after being found guilty
APRIL 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: TWO PRISONERS REMOVED FROM DEATH ROW
After many years of delay, the Courts in Malawi have been conducting sentencing hearings in the cases of prisoners who received mandatory death sentences prior to the landmark High Court ruling in 2007 which struck down the mandatory death penalty.
MARCH 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: 24 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT CASES GONE FOR RETRIAL, 5 REVERSED
At least 24 out of 192 death row inmates have been taken to the High Court for resentencing hearings, and of the 24, five inmates have had their death penalties changed to custodial sentences, Malawi News Agency has learnt.
FEBRUARY 10, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: COURTS BEGIN RE-SENTENCING OF DEATH-ROW PRISONERS
Re-sentencing for some 170 death row inmates begins this Wednesday (February 11) as part of adherence
- JANUARY 1, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- NOVEMBER 11, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI: COURTS TO RE-HEAR CASES OF PRISONERS ON MANDATORY DEATH PENALTY
Malawi’s judiciary has said it will soon sit to re-hear cases of prisoners who were previously sentenced to
- JULY 9, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI WILL NOT ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, UN TOLD
Malawi will not abolish the death penalty from its laws, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
- JANUARY 1, 2014MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
- MARCH 15, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA RESUMES EXECUTIONS AFTER HIATUS
Indonesia put to death a Malawian drug trafficker, the government said, in the country's first execution for several years.
- JANUARY 1, 2013MalawiDEATH PENALTY
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...
The offences for which capital punishment either can or must be applied are murder...