Qatar
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- absolute monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- ratified by public referendum on April 29, 2003, effective from June 9, 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil and Islamic codes there is a discretionary system controlled by the emir, although codes are being introduced; Islamic law has jurisdiction over personal and family matters
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- first instance courts, courts of appeal, and cassation. an administrative court and a constitutional court were established in 2007
RELIGIONS
77.5% Muslims, 8.5% Christians, 14% other
From the country
- MARCH 27, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN IN DRUG HAUL ATTEMPT GETS DEATH
a court in Doha, Qatar, sentenced an Iranian man to death after he was found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs into the country.
- JANUARY 29, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. APPEAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY VERDICT
in Qatar, a Doha appeal court upheld the death penalty against
- JANUARY 1, 2008QatarDEATH PENALTY
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
Murder, offences against the State, drug offences and terrorism are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 19, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
MIDDLE EAST. ARAB PRESS IGNORES UN VOTE AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
the Arab press largely ignored the news on the UN General Assembly's non-
- DECEMBER 18, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
Qatar voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Qatar voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- NOVEMBER 12, 2007ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NAPOLITANO: DEATH PENALTY DISCUSSED WITH QATAR EMIR
Italian president Giorgio Napolitano raised the issue of a Moratorium on the death penalty in his meeting with the emir of Qatar Al-Thani, at the head of a country whose legislation still includes the death penalty.
- JUNE 28, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER SENTENCED TO DEATH
a Doha court sentenced a Qatari national (32) to death by hanging or firing squad after being convicted of killing a compatriot in January last year.
- MAY 7, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR APPEAL COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE OF THREE IRANIANS
an appeals court in Doha, Qatar, commuted the death sentences issued to three Iranians to life sentences
- MAY 1, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
QATARI TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPING TEENAGE DAUGHTER
in the United Arab Emirates, a Qatari man has been sentenced to death by firing squad for raping his teenage daughter, local newspapers reported.
- APRIL 22, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR DOHA COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE
in Qatar, a Doha court of appeal commuted the death penalty of a Philippine expatriate convicted of murder to 10 years in jail.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2007QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR. 1994 SHARIAH COURT DEATH VERDICT TO BE CARRIED OUT
a Doha criminal court, in Qatar, ordered to carry out a death sentence that was issued by a Shariah court against a Yemeni man some 13 years ago.
- JANUARY 30, 2007Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
5 SENTECED TO DEATH IN QATAR
five Sri Lankan men were sentenced to death, including one in absentia, as they were found guilty of killing a compatriot in Doha last February.