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
FEBRUARY 3, 2009IraqDEATH PENALTYUK: GAY IRAQI COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY IF DEPORTED
A gay Iraqi man due for deportation tomorrow has been told by the UK Border Agency to conduct his
JANUARY 13, 2009United KingdomDEATH PENALTYEUROPEAN UNION URGES IRAN TO ELIMINATE DEATH PENALTY THROUGH STONE BEATING
"The EU seriously condemns new facts of death penalty through stone beating in Iran," the EU declaration
- JANUARY 1, 2009United 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...
- AUGUST 5, 2008Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
UK FOREIGN OFFICE MAKES DEATH PENALTY PLEA TO ANTIGUA
the UK Foreign Office is seeking assurance that the killer of a British honeymoon couple in Antigua will not face the death penalty as UK police help Antiguan officers.
JUNE 23, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYUK. IRANIAN OPPOSITION GROUP REMOVED FROM TERROR LIST
British lawmakers formally removed an Iranian opposition group from t
- MAY 31, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. QUR'AN CRITIC TO BE EXECUTED WITHIN DAYS
the Mullahs' regime in Iran is set to execute scholar on the history of Iran and Islam, Dr
MAY 19, 2008IranDEATH PENALTYUNITED KINGDOM. GAY STUDENT WHO FACED EXECUTION IN IRAN GRANTED ASYLUM
a gay man who faces the death penalty in Iran won asylum in the UK after protests prompted
- MAY 7, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UK. IRANIAN RESISTANCE AQUITTED OF TERRORISM ACCUSATIONS AGAIN
the Court of Appeal in London ordered the British Government to remove the People's
APRIL 14, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTYWORLD TREND DOWN BUT SECRECY SURROUNDS CHINA EXECUTION FIGURES
Amnesty International called for secrecy surrounding the death penalty to be lifted
APRIL 4, 2008United KingdomDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM. BRITISH MAN ESCAPES DEATH SENTENCE
A Vietnamese-born British citizen condemned to death for heroin trafficking has
- MARCH 13, 2008IranDEATH PENALTY
UK. PEERS LOBBY SMITH TO HALT DEPORTATION OF GAY IRANIAN
more than 60 peers have signed a letter to the Home Secretary urging the UK
- MARCH 13, 2008ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UK. VICTORY FOR KAZEMI AS HOME SECRETARY HALTS DEPORTATION TO IRAN
a gay teenager who faces the death penalty if he is forced to return to Iran won a