Qatar

Supreme Judicial Council

Website of the Qatari Supreme Council of the Judiciary which oversees the courts and the independence of the judiciary. There is information on the court system in Qatar with overviews of the functions of each court including the Court of Cassation, the Court of Appeal, Court of First Instance, Investment Court, Civil Court, Family Court and Criminal Court. An encyclopedia of Qatari legislation is also given. The site can be viewed in Arabic only.

Qatari Legal Portal (Al-Meezan)

Website of the Qatari Legal Portal provided by the Ministry of Justice. The site has full text legislation dating back to 1961 which can be searched by date, subject and type of legislation along with full text treaties Qatar has signed. Selected judgements of the Court of Cassation can be browsed by subject or date or searched by keyword. Copies of the Official Gazette are also available back to 1961. The site can be viewed in Arabic with limited content available in English.

Constitution of Qatar

Electronic copy of the 2003 Constitution of Qatar made freely available online by the Qatar Government Communications Office. The Constitution is provided in English in PDF and has been amended up to 2024. There are chapters on the state and principles of government, basic pillars of society, public rights and duties and the organisation of powers including the role of the Amir and legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Qatar Law Forum

Qatar Law Forum is an international conference hosted in Doha under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar. It aims to discuss the Rule of Law and related issues of international law and has been convened twice, in 2009 and 2012. The forum’s English website provides links to news articles relating to the forum and also provides documents on the discussions including newsletters, the text of some of the speeches and a discussion paper on the role of ethics in finance. The site also features YouTube clips of the conference and photographs.

World Law: Qatar

Country section of the WorldLII service covering Qatar. Links relating to Qatar's Government, Banking and Intellectual Property along with an Introduction to Qatar Law are provided. A stored search will automatically query all of WorldLII for materials relating to Qatar. WorldLII is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Guide to Qatar's legal system

Online guide to the law and legal materials of Qatar written by Dr Ahmed Khedr. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically (most recently in 2025), it gives an introduction to and general history of Qatar and an outline of the legal system, which is based on Sharia (Islamic) law. There are sections covering the Constitution, the hereditary system of government and how laws are made. The author also covers the status and functions of the Amir, the Council of Ministers, the Advisory Council (Al-Shoura Council) and the judiciary and court system.

Info- Prod Research: Qatar law

Guide to Qatar produced by Info-Prod Research, an organisation providing information on Middle East countries  for the business sector. Provides background information on the legal system in Qatar, focusing on areas of law relevant to business. Also gives background information on the judiciary and court system, company law, currency and banking, intellectual property, taxation and foreign investment laws.

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