government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: ratified August 7, 2008; amended 2015
legal system: Islamic (Sharia) legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters
legislative system: unicameral Parliament (People's Majlis)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 justices); High Court; Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Drug Courts; Magistrate Courts (on each of the inhabited islands)
religion: Sunni Muslim (official)
death row: 18, end 2017
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
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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