24/02/2012 | New Constitutional Document | 2012 Constitution of Syria
February 24, 2012 in Syria
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15/10/2011 | Proposal | Presidential Decree No. 33 of Syria
October 15, 2011 in Syria
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English - [Support the project - submit available references]
Secondary Materials:
1. Announcement by President Bashar Al Assad of a National Committee charged with preparing a new constitution within four months, Link.
10/06/2000 | Amendment | Constitution of Syria as amended in 2000
June 10, 2000 in Syria
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Secondary Materials:
1. CNN, Syria’s President Assad dead at 69; parliament amends constitution on successor (2000), Link (last visited Jan 13, 2012).
2. Kashan, Hilal, Middle Eastern Upheavals – The View form Syria and Lebanon, 18 Middle East Quarterly 25-30 (2011).
3. NYU Law School, GlobaLex – Constitutional Law and Courts’ System in the Syrian Arab Republic (2010), Link (last visited Jan 11, 2012).
4. Joshua Stacher, Syria’s Herditary Succession, 65 Middle East Journal 197-212 (2011).
13/03/1973 | New Constitutional Document | 1973 Constitution of Syria
March 13, 1973 in Syria
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العربية – [kindly provided by Jordan Toone]
Secondary Materials:
1. Jacques El Hakim, Les Principes Constitutionnels dans la Constitution Syrienne du 13 Mars 1973, Link.
2. Peter B. Heller, The Permanent Syrian Constitution of March 13, 1973, 28 Middle East Journal 53-66 (1974).
20/08/1971 | Proposal | 1971 Draft constitution of the United Arab Republic
August 20, 1971 in Egypt, Syria
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العربية – [kindly provided by Jordan Toone]
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Secondary Materials:
1. Union agreement, (tripartite: Egypt, Syria and Iraq), Youssef Kazama Khoury, Constitutions in the Arab world (Provisions and amendments) 1839-1987 (1989), 570-583 (Arabic).
2. Attempts at Arab Unity and Projects, Center for Opinion Studies, July, 2008, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012) (Arabic)
23/03/1964 | New Constitutional Document | 1964 United Arab Republic Constitution
March 23, 1964 in Egypt, Iraq, Syria
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العربية – [kindly provided by Jordan Toone]
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Secondary Materials:
1. Union agreement, (tripartite: Egypt, Syria and Iraq), Youssef Kazama Khoury, Constitutions in the Arab world (Provisions and amendments) 1839-1987 (1989), 570-583 Link (Arabic).
05/03/1958 | New Constitutional Document | 1958 United Arab Republic Interim Constitution
March 5, 1958 in Egypt, Iraq, Syria
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العربية – [kindly provided by Jordan Toone]
English - [Support the project - submit available references]
Secondary Materials:
1. Union agreement, (tripartite: Egypt, Syria and Iraq), Youssef Kazama Khoury, Constitutions in the Arab world (Provisions and amendments) 1839-1987 (1989), 570-583 Link (Arabic).
07/09/1950 | New Constitutional Document | 1950 Constitution of Syria
September 7, 1950 in Syria
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العربية – [kindly provided by Jordan Toone]
Syrian Official Gazette, Vol. 32 (September 7, 1950), pp. 3159-3175 (Online version -English - [Support the project - submit available references]).
Secondary Materials:
1. Debate on the Draft Constitution, beginning with the meeting of July 7: Proceedings of the Constituent Assembly, Official Gazette, Vol. 32 (1950), pp. 630ff.
2. Majid Khadduri, Constitutional Development in Syria: With Emphasis on the Constitution of 1950, 5 Middle East Journal 137-160 (1951).
25/03/1948 | Amendment | Amendment Law
March 25, 1948 in Syria
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العربية - [Support the project - submit available references]
Syrian Official Gazette, Vol. 30 (March 25, 1948), p. 756. (Online version -English - [Support the project - submit available references])
Secondary Materials:
1. Majid Khadduri, Constitutional Development in Syria: With Emphasis on the Constitution of 1950, 5 Middle East Journal 137-160 (1951).
