Serbia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- Republic
- CONSTITUTION
- November 10, 2006
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court, appellate, district, and municipal courts
RELIGIONS
85% Serbian Orthodox, 3.2% Muslims, 5.5% Catholics, other
From the country
- JUNE 27, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Dragoljub Micunovic, the speaker of the federal parliament's...
Dragoljub Micunovic, the speaker of the federal parliament's chamber of citizens, announced that Yugoslavia could become a member of the Council of Europe by the end of the year
- JUNE 25, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Yugoslavia has abolished the death penalty, the Belgrade-based...
Yugoslavia has abolished the death penalty, the Belgrade-based Radio B92 text web site reported
- JUNE 23, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after...
The 13 year regime of Slobodan Milosevic ended after elections were followed by an uprising by more than half a million people who took to the streets of Belgrade, seized the parliament, and burned down the state television station
- JUNE 23, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yugoslav cabinet approved a decree that paves the...
The Yugoslav cabinet approved a decree that paves the way for the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic to the War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague
- JUNE 4, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbian Justice Minister, Vladan Batic, said that Serbia...
Serbian Justice Minister, Vladan Batic, said that Serbia had accepted Council of Europe and EU demands to strike the death penalty from the republican penal code as a condition for membership of the institutions
- APRIL 9, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that...
The Minister of Justice, Vladan Batic, stated that Serbia would not be abolishing the death penalty in the near future even though such actions would hinder their accession to the Council of Europe
- APRIL 6, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison,...
Dragisa Blanusa, director of the Belgrade Central Prison, said the prison houses four death row inmates
- APRIL 5, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
Serbia's justice minister, meeting U
- APRIL 4, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on...
The UN war crimes tribunal hardened its position on the future for Slobodan Milosevic, pressing for his immediate and unconditional surrender to The Hague
- APRIL 3, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable"...
Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said it is "conceivable" that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic could be executed
- APRIL 3, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yugoslav authorities said that former president...
The Yugoslav authorities said that former president Slobodan Milosevic may face charges that carry the death penalty, and the country's current president, Vojislav Kostunica, ruled out extraditing his predecessor to the UN war crimes tribunal soon
- FEBRUARY 23, 2001SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The former chief of Yugoslavia's feared secret police
The former chief of Yugoslavia's feared secret police