United Kingdom
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- unwritten, partly common law, partly customs and statutes
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on common law traditions with some influences from the modern Roman and continental system, acts of Parliament are not reviewed by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, House of Commons and House of Lords
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- House of Lords (is the highest court of appeal) some Lords are appointed for life by the Queen
RELIGIONS
Christians 59.5%, Muslims 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, others 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7%
From the country
- NOVEMBER 2, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that British embassy officials would...
It was reported that British embassy officials would consult with the lawyer of Anthony Flannaghan, a Briton sentenced to death on drug charges, to determine the best time to approach Thai officials in a bid to spare his life
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the British high commission was...
It was reported that the British high commission was bringing in a "specialist" to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to talk about the death penalty and its impact on the community during a week long seminar on capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee...
Equatorial Guinea said it was willing to guarantee that it would not use the death penalty if it were allowed to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher and other British citizens it accused of involvement in a coup plot, the country"s Attorney- General, Jose Olo Obo
- AUGUST 20, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons...
A survey for the Daily Mail has found that 56% of Britons want the death penalty restored for child killers, reflecting the nationwide anguish over the case of murdered 10 year olds Holly and Jessica Chapman
- AUGUST 17, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to...
Denmark has resumed handing over Iraqi detainees to British forces, after receiving guarantees that no prisoners will face the death penalty
- AUGUST 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
prisoners taken by British forces were liable to be executed by the Iraqi authorities
- AUGUST 10, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand...
Denmark says its forces in Iraq will no longer hand over prisoners to Iraqi authorities after the interim government reinstated the death penalty
- AUGUST 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head...
The UK Foreign Office has said Salem Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi tribunal trying Saddam Hussein, will not be extradited on murder charges while he is in London
- JULY 24, 2004United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US...
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US to face terrorism charges because any guarantee given by the US government not to execute him was worthless, a court was told
- JULY 24, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US...
Abu Hamza could not be sent from Britain to the US to face terrorism charges because any guarantee given by the US government not to execute him was worthless, a court was told
- JULY 9, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate...
There was mixed Caribbean reaction to three separate decisions handed down by the London-based Privy Council in death penalty
- JULY 6, 2004United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was...
The mandatory death penalty for murder in Jamaica was abolished, winning a reprieve for more than 60 prisoners on death row, in a historic judgment from nine judges sitting in London