Laws in Marshall Islands
How the Marshall Islands is classified on 18 of the 48 laws this site maps, grouped by subject. Each links to the full answer and its source.
Body & Life
- Abortion
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is prohibited except to save the pregnant person's life.
Money & Games
- Gambling Age
- Gambling prohibited Gambling is prohibited at any age.
- Cryptocurrency
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Daily Life
- Driving Age
- 18+ Minimum age to drive a car: 18.
Animals & Environment
- Fur Farming
- Legal No ban on fur farming.
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Civic & Family
- Voting Age
- 18 The voting age is 18.
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
Relationships & Sexuality
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal Same-sex sexual activity is legal.
- Sex Work
- Illegal Selling and buying sex are illegal following the Prostitution Prohibition Act of 2001.
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
Speech & Belief
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law No specific law against Holocaust denial.
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban No legal ban on conversion therapy.
Justice & Weapons
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished Fully abolished for all crimes.
- Gun Laws
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
Substances
- Cannabis
- Illegal Cannabis is illegal for all purposes.
- Drinking Age
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
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A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.