1950-1959 | Middle East Constitutional Forum

01/01/1952 | New Constitutional Document | 1952 Constitution of Jordan

January 1, 1952 in Jordan

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Secondary Materials:

1. Constitutional Reform in Arab Countries: Jordan, (2011), Link (last visited Jan 12, 2012).
2. Röder, Tilmann J., The Separation of Powers: Historical and Comparative Perspectives, in Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity (Grote, Rainer & Tilmann J. Röder eds., 2011).
3. UNDP-POGAR: Country Themes: Constitution: Jordan, Programme on Governance in the Arab Region, Link (last visited Jan 10, 2012).

Tags: 1950-1959, Amendment Procedure, Executive, Human Rights, International Law, Islamic Law, Jordan, Judiciary, Legislature, Military, Minorities, New Constitutional Document, Women
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16/10/1951 | Amendment | Amendment to reintroduced 1923 Constitution of Egypt

October 16, 1951 in Egypt

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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 (Arabic).
2. Attempts at Arab Unity and Projects, Center for Opinion Studies, July, 2008, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012) (Arabic).

Tags: 1950-1959, Amendment, Egypt
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07/10/1951 | New Constitutional Document | 1951 Constitution of Libya

October 7, 1951 in Libya

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العربية

English

Secondary Materials:

1. Jurist Legal Intelligence, Libya – Constitution, Government & Legislation, Link (last visited Jan 10, 2012).
2. H.-P. Mattes, Islam und Staatsaufbau. Das theoretische Konzept und das Beispiel der Sozialistischen Libyschen Arabischen Volks-Jamahiriya (1982).
3. J. Abr. Frowein, Das de-facto-Regime im Völkerrecht: Eine Untersuchung zur Rechtsstellung „nichtanerkannter Staaten“ und ähnlicher Gebilde (1968).

Tags: 1950-1959, Amendment Procedure, Executive, Human Rights, International Law, Islamic Law, Judiciary, Legislature, Libya, Military, Minorities, New Constitutional Document, Women
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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).

Tags: 1950-1959, Amendment Procedure, Executive, Human Rights, International Law, Islamic Law, Judiciary, Legislature, Military, Minorities, New Constitutional Document, Syria, Women
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