executions in the world:

In 2024

0

2000 to present

0

legend:

  • Abolitionist
  • retentionist
  • De facto abolitionist
  • Moratorium on executions
  • Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
  • Committed to abolishing the death penalty

LESOTHO

 
government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 2 April 1993; amended several times, last in 2011
legal system: mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of Senate and National Assembly
judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, such number of justices of appeal as set by Parliament, and the Chief Justice and the puisne judges of the High Court ex officio); High Court (consists of the chief justice and such number of puisne judges as set by Parliament); Magistrate Courts; customary or traditional courts; military courts
religion: Protestant 47.8% (Pentecostal 23.1%, Lesotho Evangelical 17.3%, Anglican 7.4%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, other Christian 9.1%, non-Christian 1.4%, none 2.3% (2014 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 25-11-1995
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:

situation:

 

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