Constitutional Declaration
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The Constitutional Declaration is the interim constitutional framework adopted by Libya in 2011 to govern the country during its post-revolution transitional period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Constitutional Declaration canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional framework
ⓘ
interim constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | National Transitional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2011-08-03 ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
amendments of 2012
ⓘ
amendments of 2013 ⓘ amendments of 2014 ⓘ subsequent transitional political agreements ⓘ |
| bindingOn | public authorities in Libya ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 2011-08-03 ⓘ |
| contains |
preamble
ⓘ
provisions on organization of powers ⓘ provisions on rights and freedoms ⓘ transitional provisions ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| definesTransitionalPeriod | from fall of Gaddafi regime until adoption of a permanent constitution ⓘ |
| establishes |
General National Congress as elected legislative body
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Transitional Council as interim authority ⓘ |
| governs | transitional political institutions in Libya after 2011 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
2011 Libyan Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arab Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalForm | written constitutional document ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of Libya (interim) ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | Libyan law ⓘ |
| mandates | election of a constituent body to draft a permanent constitution ⓘ |
| providesFor |
Islam as state religion
ⓘ
Islamic Sharia as a principal source of legislation ⓘ executive authority ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ judicial authority ⓘ legislative authority ⓘ multi-party political system ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate the transitional period following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi
ⓘ
to serve as interim constitutional framework after the 2011 Libyan revolution ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
General National Congress elections of 2012
ⓘ
House of Representatives (Libya) formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Constitution of Libya (1969) as effective basic law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | intended to be replaced by a permanent Libyan constitution ⓘ |
| scope | applies throughout the territory of Libya ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil liberties
ⓘ
electoral processes ⓘ state institutions ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
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