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
- OCTOBER 25, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's...
Abu Qatada, a Moslem cleric said to be Osama Bin Laden's European 'ambassador' has been arrested in Britain
- OCTOBER 22, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment...
Britain announced the abolition of capital punishment for treason and piracy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the agreement of the government of that territory
- OCTOBER 9, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates...
A Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- OCTOBER 8, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty...
A call for child killers to receive the death penalty is to be voted on by Ulster councillors tonight
- OCTOBER 6, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman...
Mohammed Fakhar Al Zaman Lodhi, a Pakistani businessman who fled the United Arab Emirates after being accused of drugs offences lost a court battle against extradition from Britain
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun,...
The Daily Telegraph ran an article on Daniella Laun, Miss England World 2002, and her intentions not to boycott the Miss World contest in Nigeria so as to raise her voice at the event in favour of Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stonin
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A British man was spared the death penalty but jailed...
A British man was spared the death penalty but jailed for life in Thailand for smuggling 4kg of heroin out of the country
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the...
The UK Government has been urged to intervene in the case of a Briton facing a possible death penalty in Thailand for smuggling drugs
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
A woman whose niece was murdered 16 years ago led a...
A woman whose niece was murdered 16 years ago led a rally in York in support of restoring capital punishment for child killers
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
After a cacophony of screams and shouted abuse and...
After a cacophony of screams and shouted abuse and a hail of cans, coins and eggs, the man accused of the murder of two young girls made his first appearance in court in the United Kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Hollywood star Susan Sarandon called for the retrial...
Hollywood star Susan Sarandon called for the retrial of a Scottish man awaiting execution in America
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2002United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
Hollywood star Susan Sarandon called for the retrial...
Hollywood star Susan Sarandon called for the retrial of a Scottish man awaiting execution in America