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

BAHRAIN

 
government: Costitutional monarchy
state of civil and political rights: Not free
constitution: 14 February 2002; amended 2012, 2017
legal system: mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral legislature consists of the Consultative Council and the Council of Representatives (Chamber of Deputies)
judicial system: Court of Cassation (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the president and 6 members); High Sharia Court of Appeal (court sittings include the president and at least one judge); Civil High Courts of Appeal; middle and lower civil courts; High Sharia Court of Appeal; Senior Sharia Court; Administrative Courts of Appeal; military courts
religion: Muslim 73.7%, Christian 9.3%, Jewish 0.1%, other 16.9% (2017 est.)
death row: 23 (July, 27 2019, according to Reprieve)
year of last executions: 0-7-2010
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:

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