government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 20 January 1982; amended several times, last in 2021
legal system: civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
judicial system: Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
religion: Evangelical/Protestant 48%, Roman Catholic 34%, other 1%, none 17% (2020 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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