NIPC Gulf
Blog about intellectual property and commercial law in the Gulf states, by English barrister and arbitrator Jane Lambert. Discusses recent cases and other legal developments, events and other matters. A Twitter feed is available.
Bahrain
Central Bank of Bahrain
The website of the Central Bank of Bahrain, which has a section on the relevant laws, under Regulatory Functions. Under Laws and Regulations there is a quick search box and an option to search by rule number. The full texts of various laws are available in html. The general webpage also gives information about the Central Bank, the monetary policy, banking operations, publications and data, consumer information and the financial sector. The Arabic version of the website is currently under construction.
Kingdom of Bahrain
This is the official website of the government of Bahrain. It provides links to all the ministries and government agencies on the web. Also accessible is recent news and basic statistics on health, the economy, budgets, elections and censuses in the region. Other features of the site include the full text of the constitution and information about the monarchy and members of the ruling royal family. The site can be viewed in Arabic and English.
World Law: Bahrain
Section of WorldLII's Countries Search service covering Bahrain. The site offers browse and search facilities to trace internet resources for Bahrain highlighting Government and Parliament sites along with subject sections for Banking, Intellectual Property and Customs. A stored search will query all of WorldLII for materials relating to Bahrain. WorldLII was created and is being developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Council of Representatives of Bahrain
Official Website of Bahrain's parliament which consists of the House of Representatives and the Shura Council (consultative council). The site provides background and historical information about the Kingdom of Bahrain and its progress towards democracy. There is information on the members, structure and committees of the House of Representatives along with an outline of the parliamentary process. Annual reports and other official publications are given in English. Legislation, treaties and parliamentary questions are available in Arabic only.
Constitution of Bahrain
This site contains the full-text of the 2002 Bahrain Constitution which is made freely available in English by International Constitutional Law (ICL) at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The document has sections on the state, fundamental constituents of society, public rights and duties and the system of government which covers the Amir, legislative power, executive power and judicial power. There is a link to the Bahrain government website and background notes to the history and Constitution of Bahrain.
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Website of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Gulf Cooperation Council) a trade organisation involving the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. The site provides organisational and background information about the GCC along with details of work achieved in the areas of legal, security, political and military cooperation between its members. The digital library provides access to agreements and regulations of the GCC covering economics, environment, law and patents.
Al Tamimi & Company
Website of UEA-based corporate law firm Al Tamimi, which has offices throughout the Middle East and in Morocco. Provides details of the firm's services, staff and practice areas. A collection of publications is available, including guides to doing business in various Middle Eastern jurisdictions, a set of case comments, and the online magazine, Law Update. There are also podcasts and videos on the law of the Middle East and North Africa.