UN Women's hosted text of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as amended in 2017, whose Article 5 declares Islam the religion of the people and of the State, and under which only Muslims may hold Mauritanian citizenship.
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Citation
AuthorIslamic Republic of Mauritania
PublisherUN Women
URLhttps://constitutions.unwomen.org/en/countries/africa/mauritania
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: an intergovernmental body's hosted constitutional text, read for the exact wording of Article 5 rather than for secondary commentary. Connections
Associated With
This source names Mauritania directly: "of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania as amended in 2017, whose Article 5 declares Islam the religion of the people and of the State, and under which only Muslims may hold Mauritanian citizenship."
Source Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Amended 2017 (UN Women Constitutional Database)Islamic Republic of Mauritania
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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