government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Free
constitution: 11 May 1853; amended several times, last significant amendment in 1994
legal system: civil law system based on West European legal systems; in mid-2015, Argentina adopted a new civil code, replacing the old one in force since 1871; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consists of the Senate (Senado) and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
judicial system: Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice president, 2 judges, 1 vacancy); federal level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial level supreme, appellate, and first instance courts
religion: Roman Catholic 62.9%, Evangelical 15.3% (Pentecostal 13%, other Evangelical 2.3%), Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1.4%, other 1.2% (includes Muslim, Jewish), none 18.9% (includes agnostic and atheist), unspecified 0.3% (2019 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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