The 1962 Constitution of Kuwait, reinstated in 1992 after the Gulf War occupation, 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 main source of legislation, the domestic constitutional basis for Kuwait's relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
Facts
Citation
AuthorState of Kuwait
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kuwait_1992
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 main source of legislation. Connections
Associated With
This source names Kuwait directly: "The 1962 Constitution of Kuwait, reinstated in 1992 after the Gulf War occupation, in full English translation by the Constitute Project."
Source Kuwait 1962 (reinst. 1992) Constitution (Constitute Project)State of Kuwait
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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