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
- AUGUST 12, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM: 45% OF BRITS WANT TO BRING BACK DEATH PENALTY – 50 YRS AFTER LAST EXECUTION
in a poll conducted to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the United Kingdom’s last legal executions, 45 percent of Brits said murderers should face the death penalty.
- JULY 4, 2014EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
UK STANDS ACCUSED OVER EXTRADITION OF ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION LEADER
The Foreign Office has been accused of failing to act to prevent the extradition to Ethiopia of an opposition
JANUARY 14, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTYUK: AFGHAN CITIZEN GRANTED ASYLUM FOR BEING AN ATHEIST
an Afghan citizen has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom for religious reasons - because
- JANUARY 1, 2014United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
- NOVEMBER 18, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM: PRESSURE ON BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO END SUPPORT FOR COUNTER-NARCOTICS PROGRAMS IN IRAN AND PAKISTAN
The legal and human rights charity Reprieve has called on the United Kingdom to follow Ireland’s
- AUGUST 29, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: TOP COURT REJECTS BALI DEATH-ROW BRITON'S APPEAL
At a closed hearing at the Supreme Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, a three-judge panel unanimously rejected the appeal of a British grandmother sentenced to death for trafficking a large stash of cocaine into the resort island of Bali.
JUNE 3, 2013EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 5 FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER DRUGS
An Egyptian court sentenced five foreigners including a British sailor to death after they were convicted of
- MAY 15, 2013United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. British Hikma Pharmaceuticals blocks shipments of Phenobarbital.
USA - Arkansas. British Hikma Pharmaceuticals blocks shipments of Phenobarbital.
- APRIL 8, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRITON
An Indonesian court upheld the death sentence against a British woman convicted of smuggling
JANUARY 22, 2013IndonesiaDEATH PENALTYINDONESIA: BRITISH WOMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
An Indonesian court sentenced a British woman to death for attempting to smuggle drugs into the resort island of Bali.
- JANUARY 1, 2013United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
The United Kingdom abolished the death penalty for murder on December 18...
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2012IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: BRITISH MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Indonesian court has sentenced a British citizen to death for smuggling 6.5kg of crystal