government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 12 July 1991; amended 2006, 2012, 2017
legal system: mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral Parliament (Barlamane) consists of the National Assembly (Al Jamiya Al Wataniya)
judicial system: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (subdivided into 7 chambers: 2 civil, 2 labor, 1 commercial, 1 administrative, and 1 criminal, each with a chamber president and 2 councilors); Constitutional Council (consists of 9 members); High Court of Justice (consists of 9 members); Courts of Appeal; courts of first instance or wilya courts are established in the regions' headquarters and include commercial and labor courts, criminal courts, Moughataa (district) Courts, and informal/customary courts
religion: Muslim (official) 100%
death row: 90 (Amnesty International, as of end 2017)
year of last executions: 0-0-1987
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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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