government: parliamentary republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2016
legal system: civil law system; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral Parliament consists of National Council/State Council (Drzavni Svet) and National Assembly (Drzavni Zbor)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges); county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court
religion: Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 1%, unaffiliated 3.5%, no response or unspecified 22.8%, none 10.1% (2002 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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