Norway
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- May 17, 1814, amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- set of customary norms, common law, and civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- modified unicameral Parliament (Storting)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, with judges appointed by the king
RELIGIONS
85.7% Church of Norway, other Christian and Muslim minorities
From the country
DECEMBER 10, 2023NorwayDEATH PENALTYIRAN - (Norway) Narges Mohammadi's children collect the Nobel in place of their mother, detained in Iran
FEBRUARY 15, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND: NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH COULD BE SHOT WITHIN A FEW DAYS
The Court of Appeal in Hargeisa on 14 February 2021 upheld the death sentence against the 54-year-old Norwegian citizen Saad Jirde Hayd in Somaliland.
NOVEMBER 24, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THE EXECUTION OF NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOMALILAND HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
Only hours before the 54-year-old Norwegian citizen Saad Jidre sentenced to death was to be executed in Somaliland, he was informed that it had been postponed.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: NORWEGIAN CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOMALILAND
Norwegian citizen Saad Jidre on 18 November 2020 was sentenced to death in Hargeisa District Court in the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland.
- JANUARY 1, 2020NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
- JANUARY 1, 2019NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
- JANUARY 1, 2018NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
- JANUARY 1, 2017NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
JUNE 23, 2016NorwayDEATH PENALTYOSLO: LAST DAY OF THE 6th WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
The 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty concluded today with the adoption of the final declaration and a solemn closing session.
JUNE 22, 2016NorwayDEATH PENALTYOSLO: THE SECOND DAY OF THE 6TH WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
The 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty continued today with a focus on the evolution of the debate on capital punishment in Asia, opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Mangala Samareweera.
- JUNE 21, 2016NorwayDEATH PENALTY
OSLO: IT STARTED TODAY THE 6TH WORLD CONGRESS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
It started today the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo, Norway.
- JANUARY 1, 2016NorwayDEATH PENALTY
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.
Abolitionist for common crimes since 1905, Norway has been fully abolitionist since 1979.