Portugal
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- 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 28, 1999PortugalDEATH PENALTY
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Portugal was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999PortugalDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art
The Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (1976) at Art