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
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
In his talks with legal representatives from the Council...
In his talks with legal representatives from the Council of Europe Federal Justice Minister Momcilo Grubac discussed the election of Yugoslav judges and public prosecutors in line with European standards, issues surrounding conscientious objection and mil
- NOVEMBER 8, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Justice Party said it would cooperate...
The National Justice Party said it would cooperate closely with some of the parties in the DOS [Democratic Opposition of Serbia] and that it would support the abolition of police imprisonment and the death penalty
- OCTOBER 30, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Vlastimil N, a 39-year-old Czech who was the main defendant...
Vlastimil N, a 39-year-old Czech who was the main defendant in the trial of an international gang of kidnappers and murderers of lorry drivers, was sentenced to death by a court in Subotica
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Carla del Ponte, Chief U
Carla del Ponte, Chief U
- JULY 21, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber dismissed the appeal for Anto Furundzija,...
The Appeals Chamber dismissed the appeal for Anto Furundzija, and affirmed the conviction and sentence handed down by the Trial Chamber, to 10 years' imprisonment
- JUNE 23, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The federal government submitted a draft of a tough...
The federal government submitted a draft of a tough anti-terrorism law to Parliament
- JUNE 1, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Zoran Balinovac, Deputy Justice Minster of the Republic...
Zoran Balinovac, Deputy Justice Minster of the Republic of Serbia said that "a law against terrorism is necessary in order for us to be able to react suitably and appropriately to the situation that our country is in, as well as to protect the constitutio
- MAY 25, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Vojislav Seselj,...
The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Vojislav Seselj, a hardline nationalist, said: "Anyone carrying out terrorist actions and killing our citizens upon an American order should face death penalty as well as those who are kidnapping our people
- APRIL 15, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Kosovar refugees in Australia feared death
Kosovar refugees in Australia feared death
- MARCH 24, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
The Appeals Chamber increased the final sentence for...
The Appeals Chamber increased the final sentence for Zlatko Aleksovski to seven years' imprisonment
- MARCH 14, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
General Radislav Kristic, 52, a Bosnian Serb, went...
General Radislav Kristic, 52, a Bosnian Serb, went on trial charged with planning and ordering the 1995 slaughter of thousands of Muslims in Srebrenica, the largest mass killing of civilians in Europe since World War II
- MARCH 3, 2000SerbiaDEATH PENALTY
Tihomir Blaskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual...
Tihomir Blaskic, found guilty by virtue of his individual and superior responsibility on 3 counts of crimes against humanity, 6 counts of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and 10 counts of violations of the laws or customs of war by Trial Chamber I