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30: 46: 554:. The Charter stated that "the legislature will consist of two chambers, namely one that is constituted through free, direct elections whose mandate will be to enact laws, and a second one that would have people with experience and expertise who would give advice as necessary." The opposition groups argued this statement to be too ambiguous, and remained opposed to the Charter. Also as part of the new Constitution the country was raised in status from an Emirate to a Kingdom. 1903: 274: 1913: 415: 500:
providing for the election of a Constituent Assembly to draft and ratify a constitution. The electorate of the constituent assembly was native-born male citizens aged twenty years or older. The Constituent Assembly consisted of twenty-two elected delegates, plus the twelve members of the Council of
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Emir Hamad responded by holding a highly publicised meeting with the spiritual leaders of the Shia Islamist opposition. He signed a document clarifying that only the elected lower house of the parliament would have legislative power, while the appointed upper house would have a strictly advisory
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However, in 2002 Emir (now King) Hamad promulgated the 2002 Constitution, without any public consultation, in which both the elected and the royally-appointed chambers of parliament were given equal legislative powers, going back on his public promise of 2001. As a result, the
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or non-Bahrainis (mainly Egyptians) with 2-year renewable contracts. To secure renewal of these contracts, judges may be prone to consider it necessary to take decisions not unfavourable to the wishes or interests of the Government.
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role. Upon this assurance, the main opposition groups accepted the Charter and called for a 'Yes' vote in the national referendum. The Charter was accepted in the 2001 referendum with 98.4% voting 'Yes' for it.
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The Judiciary of Bahrain is divided into two branches: the Civil Law Courts and the Shari'a Law Courts. The Civil Law Courts deal with all commercial, civil, and criminal cases, as well disputes related to the
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which would return the country to constitutional rule. However the opposition was opposed to the Charter's call for an amendment to the 1973 Constitution, changing the legislature from
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was the only election held under the 1973 Constitution, before it was abrogated by Shaikh Isa in 1975. The country was governed under emergency laws from 1975 to 2002.
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All legislation must be passed by a majority in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Shura Council, and must be ratified by the King.
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of non-Muslims. The Shari’a Law Courts have jurisdiction over all issues related to the personal status of Muslims.
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Political parties are illegal in Bahrain, de facto political parties operate and are known as 'political societies'
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After the death of the Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 1999, his throne was taken over by his son Shaikh
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Judges of the middle and lower courts are nominated by the Ministry of Justice and appointed by decree by the
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in its modern history. The first one was promulgated in 1973, and the second one in 2002.
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together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers". The Council of Ministers (
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The constitution of 1973 was written shortly after Bahrain's independence from
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due to be held later that year were boycotted by four political societies;
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The speaker of the National Assembly is from the appointed Shura Council.
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Bahrain is divided into four governorates for administrative purposes:
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Many of the high-ranking judges in Bahrain are either members of the
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Ministers and eight members directly appointed by Shaikh Isa.
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Each governorate has an appointed governor and an elected
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Index

Politics of Bahrain

Arab League
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution
Human rights
Monarchy
King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Cabinet
Prime Minister
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Interior
Minister of Justice
Minister of Finance
Minister of Housing
National Assembly
Consultative Council
Chairman
Council of Representatives
Speaker
Judiciary
Elections
2010
2014
2018
2022
2001 (National Action Charter)
Political parties

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