Tunisia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 1, 1959, amended on July 12, 1988 and in 2002
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on the French and Islamic systems; partial review of legislative acts by the Supreme Court
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, composed of the House of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwaab) and the House of Councillors
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Cassation
RELIGIONS
98% Muslims, 1% Christians, 1% Jews and others
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2001TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- JUNE 21, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
130 people were executed in Tunisia since independence...
130 people were executed in Tunisia since independence in 1956, Tunisian daily L'Observateur reported
- APRIL 26, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death...
Tunisia abstained from the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses
- APRIL 28, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty...
Tunisia abstained on the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28, 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the...
Murder, violence and aggression, attacks against the internal security of the State and attacks against the external security of the State are all capital offenses