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

JORDAN

 
government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
state of civil and political rights: Not free
constitution: 1 January 1952; amended several times, last in 2022
legal system: mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law
legislative system: bicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-'Umma) consists of Senate (House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan) and House of Representatives (Chamber of Deputies or Majlis al-Nuwaab)
judicial system: Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 members, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Courts of Appeal; Great Felonies Court; religious courts; military courts; juvenile courts; Land Settlement Courts; Income Tax Court; Higher Administrative Court; Customs Court; special courts including the State Security Court
religion: Muslim 97.1% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.1% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1%, folk <0.1%, other <0.1%, unaffiliated <0.1% (2020 est.)
death row: 219 (Source: Jordan Times, 05/07/2023)
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 1
executions: 0
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