The apex of the ordinary hierarchy. Bahraini civil law follows the Egyptian-French model, with the Civil Code of 2001, while Sharia courts handle Muslim personal status in separate Sunni and Jafari (Shia) branches — a division that matters directly to which rules govern a marriage or inheritance. A Constitutional Court reviews legislation on referral by the King, either chamber, or a court.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Apex court
- Jurisdiction
- Final review on points of law in civil, commercial and criminal matters from the High Court of Appeal.
- Seat
- Manama
- Established
- 1989
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