government: in transition
state of civil and political rights: Not free
constitution: in July 2017, the Constitutional Assembly completed and approved a draft of a new permanent constitution; in September 2018, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional referendum law in a session with contested reports of the quorum needed to pass the vote, and submitted it to the High National Elections Commission in December to begin preparations for a constitutional referendum; the referendum is planned in 2022, following the presidential election
legal system: Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities; has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration
legislative system: unicameral House of Representatives
judicial system: Libya's judicial system consists of a supreme court, central high courts (in Tripoli, Benghazi, and Sabha), and a series of lower courts; the judicial system is factious given the ongoing tension between Libya's eastern and western regions
religion: Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist <1%, Hindu <1%, Jewish <1%, folk religion <1%, other <1%, unafilliated <1% (2020 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 1
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
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