Portugal
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- April 25, 1976, revised several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; the Constitutional Court reviews the constitutionality of laws
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Assembly of the Republic
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, whose judges are appointed for life by the High Council of the Judiciary
RELIGIONS
84.5% Catholics, 2.2% other Christians, other minorities
From the country
- APRIL 25, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Portugal was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- MARCH 1, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Minister of Justice shrugged off an...
The Portuguese Minister of Justice shrugged off an official US report accusing Portugal of human rights abuses
- JANUARY 1, 2001PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
- NOVEMBER 7, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
President Jorge Sampaio wrote a letter to Texas govenor...
President Jorge Sampaio wrote a letter to Texas govenor George W
- JULY 18, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was among a number of European Union members...
Portugal was among a number of European Union members to protest with Germany against the death sentences issued to four Chinese who burgled and then murdered the automobile executive Jurgen Pfrang and his family last April in the eastern city of Nanjing
- APRIL 26, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The UN Commission on Human Rights approved the resolution...
The UN Commission on Human Rights approved the resolution on the death penalty presented by Portugal, as President of the European Union
- MARCH 21, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, foreign...
At the UN Commission on Human Rights Jaime Gama, foreign minister of EU president Portugal, has said the EU is committed to dialogue with China on human rights
- MARCH 20, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels included...
The EU General Affairs Council in Brussels included a two-page statement condemning China for "marking time" by signing international pacts
- FEBRUARY 29, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session...
The EU held in Lisbon a marathon eleven-hour session of "dialogue on human rights" with China
- JANUARY 31, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan...
The European Union condemned the execution by Uzbekistan of six people accused of planting bombs which killed 16 people in Tashkent
- JANUARY 28, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration...
The Portuguese Presidency made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The European Union welcomes the recent decision of the Republic of Cyprus to ratify Protocol No 6 to the European Convention on Human Rights concerning the abolition of the dea
- JANUARY 1, 2000PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art