The 2002 Constitution of Bahrain, shown here as revised through 2017, in full English translation by the Constitute Project. Read here for Article 2, which names Islam the religion of the state and Islamic Sharia a principal source of legislation, Bahrain's domestic constitutional relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
Facts
Citation
AuthorKingdom of Bahrain
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Bahrain_2017
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, republished by the Constitute Project, read for the exact wording of Article 2 naming Islam the religion of the state and Sharia a principal source of legislation. Connections
Associated With
This source names Bahrain directly: "The 2002 Constitution of Bahrain, shown here as revised through 2017, in full English translation by the Constitute Project."
Source Bahrain 2002 (rev. 2017) Constitution (Constitute Project)Kingdom of Bahrain
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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