government: presidential republic
state of civil and political rights: Partly free
constitution: 29 December 1993; amended many times, last in 2021
legal system: based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
legislative system: unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru (Congreso de la Republica del Peru)
judicial system: Supreme Court (consists of 16 judges and divided into civil, criminal, and constitutional-social sectors); Court of Constitutional Guarantees; Superior Courts or Cortes Superiores; specialized civil, criminal, and mixed courts; 2 types of peace courts in which professional judges and selected members of the local communities preside
religion: Roman Catholic 60%, Christian 14.6% (includes Evangelical 11.1%, other 3.5%), other 0.3%, none 4%, unspecified 21.1% (2017 est.)
death row:
year of last executions: 0-0-0
death sentences: 0
executions: 0
international treaties on human rights and the death penalty:
situation:
