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, 2005Puerto 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.
- APRIL 11, 2004Puerto 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.
- JULY 31, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
A federal jury acquitted two men of kidnapping and...
A federal jury acquitted two men of kidnapping and murdering a grocer, the first death penalty case to reach Puerto Rico in more than 75 years
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JUNE 3, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital...
Activists in Puerto Rico, whose constitution bans capital punishment, protested an upcoming trial in US federal courts in the country in which two of their compatriots could face the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2002Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 2001Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JULY 16, 2000Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
U.S. District Court Judge Salvador Casellas ruled that...
U.S. District Court Judge Salvador Casellas ruled that the death penalty for federal crimes does not apply in Puerto Rico because its people have no vote in federal elections
- JANUARY 1, 2000Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in...
The prohibition of the death penalty is enshrined in the 1952 Bill of Rights
- JANUARY 1, 1999Puerto RicoDEATH PENALTY
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not...
There is a debate in the country as to whether or not the death penalty should be applied, because of Puerto Rico's status as a U