Constitution of Syria

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constitution legal document

The Constitution of Syria is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Syrian state and its governing institutions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Syria canonical	4
1973 Constitution of Syria	2
Syrian constitution of 1973	2
Syrian constitution of 2012	2
2012 Constitution of Syria	1
Syrian Constitution of 1973	1
Syrian Constitution of 2012	1
Syrian constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2750985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Syria
Context triple: [People's Assembly of Syria, legalBasis, Constitution of Syria]

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Lebanon
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.
C. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
D. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
E. Libyan Constitutional Declaration
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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Syria
Target entity description: The Constitution of Syria is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Syrian state and its governing institutions.

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Lebanon
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.
C. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
D. Constitution of Sudan
The Constitution of Sudan is the supreme legal document that outlines the structure of government, defines the powers and responsibilities of state institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms in Sudan.
E. Libyan Constitutional Declaration
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ constitution ⓘ constitution ⓘ legal document ⓘ
adoptedBy	referendum in Syria ⓘ
adoptionDate	2012-02-26 ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Syria ⓘ
basisFor	ordinary legislation in Syria ⓘ
bindingOn	public authorities in Syria ⓘ state institutions of Syria ⓘ
contains	provisions on economic principles ⓘ provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ provisions on local administration ⓘ provisions on national unity ⓘ provisions on political system of Syria ⓘ provisions on separation of powers ⓘ provisions on state sovereignty ⓘ
country	Syrian Arab Republic ⓘ linked to: Syria
defines	functions of the Syrian state ⓘ governing institutions of Syria ⓘ official name of the state as Syrian Arab Republic ⓘ powers of the Syrian state ⓘ relationship between religion and the state in Syria ⓘ role of the armed forces in Syria ⓘ state symbols of Syria ⓘ structure of the Syrian state ⓘ
establishes	Constitutional Court of Syria ⓘ linked to: Supreme Constitutional Court of Syria Council of Ministers of Syria ⓘ linked to: Syrian government People's Assembly of Syria ⓘ President of Syria ⓘ independence of the judiciary in Syria ⓘ
guarantees	certain civil rights ⓘ certain economic rights ⓘ certain political rights ⓘ certain social rights ⓘ
hasVersion	1973 Constitution of Syria ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Syria 2012 Constitution of Syria ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Syria
inForce	yes ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
legalHierarchyPosition	highest legal authority in Syria ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Syria ⓘ
providesFor	amendment procedures ⓘ
regulates	executive branch of Syria ⓘ judicial branch of Syria ⓘ legislative branch of Syria ⓘ
replaced	1973 Constitution of Syria ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Syria
requires	conformity of laws with the constitution ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional interpretation by Syrian courts ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

People's Assembly of Syria → legalBasis → Constitution of Syria ⓘ

President of Syria → legalBasis → Constitution of Syria ⓘ

President of Syria → constitutingInstrument → Syrian constitution of 1973 ⓘ