executions in the world:

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2000 to present

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legend:

  • Abolitionist
  • retentionist
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  • Moratorium on executions
  • Abolitionist for ordinary crimes
  • Committed to abolishing the death penalty

SAUDI ARABIA

 
government: absolute monarchy
state of civil and political rights: Not free
constitution: March 1, 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad; Basic Law amended many times, last in 2017
legal system: Islamic (sharia) legal system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura)
judicial system: High Court (consists of the court chief and organized into circuits with 3-judge panels, except for the criminal circuit, which has a 5-judge panel for cases involving major punishments); Court of Appeals; Specialized Criminal Court, first-degree courts composed of general, criminal, personal status, and commercial courts; Labor Court; a hierarchy of administrative courts
religion: Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-12% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2020 est.)
death row: 54 (Sources: Reprieve december 2018)
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 1
executions: 55
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