Constitution

• International Constitutional Law: Oman Index (external link) (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) offers English translation of the current constitution plus Background Note, a key number system to locate parts, and links to comparative information

Executive

• Sultan/Prime Minister
• State Council (external link)
• Ministry of Commerce and Industry (external link)

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Judicial

• COURTS: Supreme Court

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Legislative

• OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Al-Jaridah al-Rasmiyah
• PARLIAMENT: Majlis Oman; includes the Majlis ad-Dawla (upper chamber) and the Majlis ash-Shura (lower chamber)
• NATLEX: Oman (external link) (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

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Legal Guides

• Global Legal Information Catalog: Oman (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
• Islamic Family Law: Oman (external link) (Emory University Law School)
• The Legal System and Research in the Sultanate of Oman (external link) (Khalil Mechantaf; GlobaLex)
• World Legal Information Institute: Oman (external link) (WorldLII)
• World Legal Materials from Middle East: Oman (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

• Country Study: Oman (Library of Congress) January 1993
• Background Note: Oman (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Oman (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Consular Information Sheet: Oman (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Analysis Brief: Oman (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
• Country Information: Oman (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Oman (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Human Rights in Oman (external link) (Amnesty International)
• International Religious Freedom Reports: Oman (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Middle East Studies: Oman (external link) (Columbia University)
• NEWS: BBC World Service Middle East (external link)
• U.S. Embassy, Muscat (U.S. Dept. of State)
• World Factbook: Oman (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
• Yahoo: Oman (external link)

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Last Updated: 08/09/2012