The history of law in the State of Qatar by Mohammed Ammar Ghazal

The history of law in the State of Qatar this book highlights the legal, judicial, administrative, and social situation in the State of Qatar, through three chapters; the first chapter deals with the pre-formation stage of the State of Qatar as an independent political entity officially recognized under the 1868 treaty with Britain. The second chapter addresses the period from 1868 until the issuance of the Basic Law in 1970 in the State of Qatar as the first constitutional document, and what followed from the declaration of Qatar's independence in September 1971. The study in this chapter is divided into three successive historical stages; the first begins in 1868, passing through the Ottoman control over Qatar, and ends with the complete withdrawal of Ottoman authority from Qatar in 1915. The second stage begins with the British protectorate treaty of 1916, passing through the era of oil concessions and the signing of the full protectorate treaty in 1935, and ending in 1949; marking the transition to the oil era and the modern state. The third stage starts from 1949 with the export of the first commercial quantities of oil, and ends with Qatar's independence from Britain in 1971. The third chapter studies the modern state period from independence in 1971 until the issuance of the permanent constitution of Qatar in 2004, and the subsequent issuance of legislation and laws that keep pace with the developments Qatar has witnessed.