Oman
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- none
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law and Islamic law; the sultan has the power to grant clemency
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Upper House (Majlis ad-Dawla) and Lower House (Majlis ad-Shura)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Ibadhi Muslims 75%, other 25%
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2000OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law
- SEPTEMBER 10, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
In September, 10 drug traffickers were sentenced to...
In September, 10 drug traffickers were sentenced to various jail terms
- JULY 22, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
Oman signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Oman signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
In July, eight people were jailed on a charge of drug...
In July, eight people were jailed on a charge of drug trafficking, according to the Royal Oman Police
- MAY 26, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
On May 26, the Oman police arrested a gang of drug...
On May 26, the Oman police arrested a gang of drug smugglers and seized 600kg of hashish
- APRIL 13, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
On April 13, Soud bin Khalif bin Salim from Al Kamil...
On April 13, Soud bin Khalif bin Salim from Al Kamil Wa'al Wafi in the Sharqiyah Region was sentenced to death for murdering 65-year-old Habiba bint Nasser bin Mohammed and her brother Ali bin Nasser bin Mohammed
- APRIL 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
In April, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced...
In April, according to a royal decree, Oman introduced the death penalty for drug traffickers and users in a move mainly aimed at halting the use of the Sultanate as a trans-shipment point for drug smugglers
- JANUARY 1, 1999OmanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws...
The death penalty is provided for under the penal laws of the Sultanate of Oman which refers to Shari'a Law