Last Change:

05/17/2025

Royal Decree No. (101/96) Promulgating the Basic Statute of the State

Year: 1996

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/147120
Description

Oman’s Basic Statute of the State—promulgated in 1996 and amended in 2011—functions as the Sultanate’s de facto constitution. It opens by defining Oman as an independent, Islamic, hereditary sultanate whose legal order is grounded in Sharia and Arabic language. It then lays down the core principles that guide state policy.

 

Selected provisions
Basic Law - Generic

Basic Law - Generic