1951 Constitution of Libya
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The 1951 Constitution of Libya was the founding legal charter that established Libya as a federal, hereditary monarchy under King Idris I following the country’s independence from colonial rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitution of the Kingdom of Libya (1951, as amended) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedFollowing |
Libyan independence from Italy
ⓘ
United Nations-sponsored process ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1951-12-24 ⓘ |
| containsChapterOn |
federal system
ⓘ
organization of powers ⓘ rights and liberties ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| createdTitle | King of the United Kingdom of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1951-10-07 ⓘ |
| debatedRevival | post-2011 Libyan political dialogue ⓘ |
| definedCapital |
Benghazi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedCitizenship | Libyan nationality ⓘ |
| definedFederalStructure | federal state ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Libyan National Constituent Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfGovernment | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfState | federal monarchy ⓘ |
| establishedSuccessionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| executiveBranch | King and Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| federalUnits |
Cyrenaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fezzan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tripolitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guaranteedRights |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ inviolability of domicile ⓘ personal liberty ⓘ |
| headOfState | King Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first constitution of independent Libya ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | liberal constitutional models ⓘ |
| judicialIndependence | recognized ⓘ |
| languageProvision | Arabic as official language ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1969 | abrogated in practice ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch | bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting |
Benghazi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tripoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialNameOfState | United Kingdom of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | King Idris I of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 1969 Constitutional Declaration of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedShariaStatus | principal source of legislation ⓘ |
| suspendedFollowing | 1969 Libyan coup d'état ⓘ |
| suspendedOn | 1969-09-01 ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Kingdom of Libya (1951, as amended)