Puerto Rico
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- commonwealth
- CONSTITUTION
- March 3, 1952, approved by the American Congress on July 3, 1952
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Spanish codes
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and Municipal Courts; judges appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate
RELIGIONS
85% Catholic, 15% Protestant and others
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2020Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- JANUARY 1, 2019Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- JANUARY 1, 2018Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- JANUARY 1, 2017Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- JANUARY 1, 2016Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- JANUARY 1, 2015Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
NOVEMBER 24, 2014Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTYPUERTO RICO: GOVERNOR AGAINST REINSTITUTING DEATH PENALTY
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said that the death penalty is a "social aberration" and he came
- JANUARY 10, 2014Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
SPANISH COURT BACKS PUERTO RICAN'S EXTRADITION
A Spanish court ordered the extradition of a Puerto Rican woman wanted by U.S. federal authorities for
- JANUARY 1, 2014Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- MARCH 23, 2013Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
PUERTO RICO: JURY SPARES KILLER FROM DEATH PENALTY
A Puerto Rico man previously convicted of masterminding one of the island's biggest
- JANUARY 1, 2013Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights, incorporated in Article II of the Constitution.
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2012Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
a jury in abolitionist Puerto Rico rejected the death penalty in a US federal trial.
a jury in abolitionist Puerto Rico rejected the death penalty in a US federal trial.