Constitutional History of Syria §

(F) Day of the week: Tuesday Created Time: June 8, 2021 3:03 AM Database: Evergreen Database Date: June 8, 2021 3:03 AM Days Till Date: Passed Last Edited Time: September 5, 2021 12:23 PM Tags:#Article,#Constitution Type: Literature Notes URL: https://constitutionnet.org/country/syria

• my takeaway:
  • Syria was/is unstable with many coups happening
  • 1950 constitution seems to be a good one that keeps being restored. why?

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• Many coup changed and restored the constitution many times
  • 1951 coup:
    • dissolved 1950 constitution
    • added new charter
  • 1953 Constitution change
    • president elected by parliament –> president directly elected by population
  • 1954 coup
    • restored 1950 constitution
  • 1958 attempt to join UAR
    • suspended constitutional framework?
  • 1961 coup
    • restored 1950 constitution
  • 1962 coup
    • negotiated amendments in assembly
      • changed name to Syrian Arab Republic
    • constitution replaced briefly
  • 1966, Ba’ath defeated by coup
    • suspended 1964 temp constitution
    • replaced with another temp constitution in 1969