St. Kitts & Nevis
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- September 19, 1983
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia)
RELIGIONS
Anglicans, other Protestants, Catholics
From the country
- MARCH 11, 2002St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)...
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) delivered judgments in the appeals of Peter Hughes (St Lucia), Berthill Fox (St Kitts and Nevis) and Patrick Reyes (Belize)
- JANUARY 31, 2002St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally...
The Caribbean may be coming one step closer to finally ridding itself of the scourge of the death penalty, Amnesty International said at the conclusion of hearings by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (Privy Council) which will determine whether
- JANUARY 1, 2002St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- APRIL 2, 2001St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean...
A majority decision delivered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St Vincent ruled that the mandatory nature of the death penalty is a constitutional violation and the death sentence should be quashed in the seven territories served by the
- FEBRUARY 14, 2001St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
St. Kitts signed an agreement during the opening of...
St. Kitts signed an agreement during the opening of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) leaders' 12th inter-sessional summit to establish a Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The CCJ will replace the British Privy Council, which has served
- JANUARY 1, 2001St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- MARCH 1, 2000St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
An agreement to set up a Caribbean Court of Justice...
An agreement to set up a Caribbean Court of Justice as the region's final court of appeal was discussed during a meeting of leaders from the 15-member regional grouping known as Caricom
- JANUARY 1, 2000St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments...
St. Kitts and Nevis was a cosponsor of the amendments presented by Egypt (A/C.3/54/L
- JANUARY 1, 1999St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that...
Saint Kitts is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty and for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal
- JULY 20, 1998St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
On July 20, 1998, the first hanging in Saint Kitts...
On July 20, 1998, the first hanging in Saint Kitts and Nevis took place since 1981