Provisional Syrian Constitution of 1961
| Provisional Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Original title | الدستور المؤقت للجمهورية العربية السورية |
| Jurisdiction | Second Syrian Republic |
| Presented | November 12, 1961 |
| Ratified | December 5, 1961 |
| Date effective | December 5, 1961 |
| System | Transitional |
| Government structure | |
| Branches | Three (executive, legislative and judiciary) |
| Head of state | President |
| Chambers | Unicameral (Constituent and Parliamentary Assembly) |
| Executive | President-led Council of Ministers responsible to the Chamber of Deputies; Prime Minister as head of government |
| Judiciary | Judiciary of Syria |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| First legislature | December 12, 1961 |
| Repealed | September 13, 1962 |
| Supersedes | Provisional Constitution of the UAR |
| Superseded by | Constitution of 1962 |
| Full text | |
| Provisional Constitution of Syria (1961) at Wikisource | |
| الدستور المؤقت للجمهورية العربية السورية at Arabic Wikisource | |
The Syrian Provisional Constitution of 1961 was adopted following the 1961 coup and Syria's seccession from the United Arab Republic.[1] Consisting of only eight articles, the provisional constitution sought to temporarily organise the political system in Syria until the adoption a permanent constitution by the Constituent and Parliamentary Assembly.[2] The Provisional Constitution is the first constitutional document to adopt the Syrian Arab Republic as Syria's official name instead of the Syrian Republic, the pre-1958 name.
References
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- ^ السوري, مجلس الشعب. "الدستور المؤقت للجمهورية العربية السورية بعد الانفصال 1961". مجلس الشعب السوري. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2025-12-12.