government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 21 September 1964; amended many times, last in 2020
legal system: mixed legal system of English common law and civil law based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes; subject to European Union law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: unicameral House of Representatives (Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati)
judicial system: Court of Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 judges); Court of Criminal Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Civil Court (divided into the General Jurisdiction Section, Family Section, and Voluntary Section); Criminal Court; Court of Magistrates; Gozo Courts (for the islands of Gozo and Comino)
religion: Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2006 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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