government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 8 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2020
legal system: civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
legislative system: unicameral Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa)
judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges); appellate courts; trial courts; first instance and justice of the peace courts; Superior Electoral Tribunal
religion: Roman Catholic 47.5%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 19.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Protestant 1.2%, other 3.1%, none 27% (2021 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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