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Constitutional Law and Courts’ System in the Syrian Arab Republic

Online guide to the Constitution and governmental system of Syria written by Khalil Mechantaf who is an Attorney at Law in Beirut, Lebanon. The guide was published in 2010 (and updated in 2025 by Lara Eid Jreissati) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The author gives background information to the Syrian Arab Republic and its Constitution which was adopted in 1973.

World Law: Syria

Part of WorldLII's Countries service covering the Syrian Arab Republic. Links to materials relating to Government, Parliament, Intellectual Property and an Introduction to Syrian Law are available on the site, supported by a stored search to query all of WorldLII for materials relating to Syria. WorldLII is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Constitution of Syria

This site contains the full-text of the Syria Constitution which is made freely available in English by International Constitutional Law (ICL) at the University of Bern in Switzerland. The Constitution was adopted in 1973 and this version does not include any subsequent amendments. The document covers political principles, economic principles, educational and cultural principles, freedoms, rights and duties. It also includes the basis of legislative, executive and judicial power. The site has related links and background notes to the Constitution.

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