Constitution of Lebanon
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The Constitution of Lebanon is the fundamental legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and distribution of powers, including its confessional power-sharing structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of Lebanon canonical | 4 |
| Lebanese Constitution | 2 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fundamental law
ⓘ
written constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1926-05-23 ⓘ |
| allocatesOfficeByConfession |
President of Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Lebanon – Maronite Christian
Prime Minister of Lebanon – Sunni Muslim ⓘ Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon – Shia Muslim ⓘ |
| allocatesParliamentSeatsBy | religious confession ⓘ |
| amendedOn |
1943-11-08
ⓘ
1990-09-21 ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all public authorities in Lebanon ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1926-05-23 ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| definesCapital | Beirut ⓘ |
| definesLegislatureAs | unicameral ⓘ |
| definesPoliticalSystemAs | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| definesStateAs |
independent state
ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ |
| establishesBranchOfGovernment |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| establishesInstitution |
Constitutional Council of Lebanon
ⓘ
Government of Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of Lebanon
Constitutional Council of Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Council of State of Lebanon
Lebanese Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Lebanon
|
| establishesOffice |
President of Lebanon
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Lebanon ⓘ Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon ⓘ |
| guaranteesPrinciple |
judicial independence
ⓘ
public freedoms ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| guaranteesRight |
freedom of association
ⓘ
freedom of belief ⓘ freedom of education ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ inviolability of domicile ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOffice | Prime Minister of Lebanon ⓘ |
| headOfStateOffice | President of Lebanon ⓘ |
| implementsAgreement | Taif Agreement ⓘ |
| incorporatesAgreement | National Pact of 1943 (unwritten political understanding) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Lebanon ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Lebanese Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Lebanon
|
| limitsPresidentialTermTo | 6 years ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| prohibits | immediate presidential re-election ⓘ |
| providesForSystem |
confessional power-sharing
ⓘ
consociational democracy ⓘ |
| recognizesPluralism | political pluralism ⓘ |
| recognizesReligion | freedom of religion ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy | Constitutional Council of Lebanon ⓘ |
| supremeLawOf | Lebanon ⓘ |
| transferredExecutivePowerTo |
Government of Lebanon
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Ministers of Lebanon
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lebanese Constitution
this entity surface form:
Lebanese Constitution