San Marino
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 8, 1600, the electoral law of 1926 also contains constitutional provisions
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law with influences from Italian law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Great and General Council
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Council of Twelve
RELIGIONS
Roman Catholic
From the country
- MAY 3, 2002San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
San Marino signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- APRIL 25, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 17, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item...
Speaking at the UN Commission on Human Rights on item 17, the promotion and protection of human rights, Federica Bigi said her country supported any initiatives which aimed at abolishing the death penalty or the application of a moratorium on capital puni
- JANUARY 1, 2001San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- APRIL 26, 2000San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino cosponsored the resolution on the death...
San Marino cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra,...
In November, Ambassador Gian Nicola Filippi Balestra, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly, said San Marino is firmly convinced that death, consciously and legally inflicted by one human being on another cannot be considered either as a
- JULY 1, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
On July 1, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Gabriele...
On July 1, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Gabriele Gatti instructed San Marino's permanent representative at the Council of Europe, Guido Ceccoli, "to communicate to the General Secretariat and to the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of th
- APRIL 28, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino was a cosponsor of the resolution on the...
San Marino 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, 1999San MarinoDEATH PENALTY
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary...
San Marino abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes in 1848, fully abolished it in 1865, and the last execution took place way back in 1468