Libyan Constitutional Declaration

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The Libyan Constitutional Declaration is the interim constitutional framework adopted after the 2011 revolution to govern Libya’s political transition and define the powers and legitimacy of its state institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional declaration ⓘ
interim constitutional framework ⓘ
transitional constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy National Transitional Council ⓘ
adoptionDate 2011-08-03 ⓘ
amendedBy various constitutional amendments adopted after 2011 ⓘ
cameIntoForce 2011-08-03 ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn Islamic law as a source of legislation ⓘ
electoral processes ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
legislative authority ⓘ
local governance ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
transitional justice ⓘ
context adopted after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime ⓘ
adopted following the 2011 Libyan revolution ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
defines framework for drafting a permanent constitution ⓘ
legitimacy of post-2011 Libyan state institutions ⓘ
draftedBy legal committee appointed by the National Transitional Council ⓘ
establishes basis for formation of the General National Congress ⓘ
basis for formation of the House of Representatives ⓘ
independence of the judiciary ⓘ
interim executive authority ⓘ
guarantees equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
political pluralism ⓘ
humanRightsFramework references international human rights standards ⓘ
inForce true (with amendments, subject to political dispute) ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Libya (interim) ⓘ
mandates election of a constituent body to draft a permanent constitution ⓘ
purpose define the powers and legitimacy of Libyan state institutions ⓘ
govern Libya’s political transition after the 2011 revolution ⓘ
recognizes Arabic as the official language ⓘ
Islam as the religion of the state ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
regulates appointment and dismissal of the interim government ⓘ
relationship between legislative and executive branches during transition ⓘ
state of emergency procedures ⓘ
replaced Constitution of the Kingdom of Libya (1951, as amended) ⓘ
constitutional framework of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ⓘ
shortTitle Constitutional Declaration ⓘ
territorialExtent entire territory of Libya ⓘ
timeHorizon intended as temporary until adoption of a permanent constitution ⓘ

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House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) → legalBasis → Libyan Constitutional Declaration ⓘ
Constitutional Declaration of 3 August 2011 → alsoKnownAs → Libyan Constitutional Declaration of 2011 ⓘ
linked to: Libyan Constitutional Declaration
House of Representatives (Libya) → legalBasis → Libyan Constitutional Declaration (amended) ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: Libyan Constitutional Declaration
continuation of the General National Congress → claimedLegitimacyFrom → 2011 constitutional framework of Libya ⓘ
linked to: Libyan Constitutional Declaration
Council of Representatives (Libya) → legalBasis → Libyan Constitutional Declaration (2011) ⓘ
linked to: Libyan Constitutional Declaration