government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 22 December 1990; amended several times, last in 2014
legal system: civil law system influenced by legal heritage of Austria-Hungary; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral Assembly (Hrvatski Sabor)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of the court president and vice president, 25 civil department justices, and 16 criminal department justices); Administrative Court; county, municipal, and specialized courts
religion: Roman Catholic 86.3%, Orthodox 4.4%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.5%, not religious or atheist 3.8% (2011 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (aiming to the abolition of the death penalty)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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