Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.
For objections thereto and declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41, see hereinafter.)

Bahrain 15

Reservation :

       "1. The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain interprets the Provisions of Article 3, (18) and (23) as not affecting in any way the prescriptions of the Islamic Shariah.

       2. The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain interprets the provisions of Article (9), Paragraph (5) as not detracting from its right to layout the basis and rules of obtaining the compensation mentioned in this Paragraph.

       3. The Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain interprets Article (14) Paragraph (7) as no obligation arise from it further those set out in Article (10) of the Criminal Law of Bahrain which provides:

       ‘Legal Proceedings cannot be instated against a person who has been acquitted by Foreign Courts from offenses of which he is accused or a final judgement has been delivered against him and the said person fulfilled the punishment or the punishment has been abolished by prescription.' "
Notifications under Article 4 (3) of the Covenant (Derogations)
(Taking into account the important number of these declarations, and in order not to increase excessively the number of pages of the present publication, the text of the notifications has in some cases, exceptionally, been abridged. Unless otherwise indicated, when the notification concerns an extension, the said extension affects those articles of the Covenant originally derogated from, and was decided for the same reasons. The date on the right hand, above the notification, is the date of receipt.)
Bahrain

12 May 2011


       "... His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, issued a Royal Decree 39 for the year 2011 on 08 May 2011, lifting the State of National Safety, effective 01 June 2011."

28 April 2011


       By Royal Decree No. 18 of 2011, the Kingdom of Bahrain declared a State of National Safety on 15 March 2011, for a period of three months in order to address and overcome the threat to the security , economy and society of Bahrain and its people. Bahrain invoked its right under article 4 of the Convenant to take measures derogating from Articles 9, 12, 13, 17, 21 and 22 of the Covenant.

13 June 2011


       ...by Royal Decree No. 39 of 2011, the State of National Safety, declared by Royal Decree No. 18 of 2011, was lifted with effect from 1 June 2011, and that accordingly the derogations from the Covenant terminated from the same date.