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.

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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 ⓘ
dateAdopted 1951-10-07 ⓘ
debatedRevival post-2011 Libyan political dialogue ⓘ
definedCapital Benghazi ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
definedCitizenship Libyan nationality ⓘ
definedFederalStructure federal state ⓘ
draftedBy Libyan National Constituent Assembly ⓘ
establishedFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy ⓘ
establishedFormOfState federal monarchy ⓘ
establishedSuccessionType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
executiveBranch King and Council of Ministers ⓘ
federalUnits Cyrenaica ⓘ
Fezzan ⓘ
Tripolitania ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Libya ⓘ
officialNameOfState United Kingdom of Libya ⓘ
promulgatedBy King Idris I of Libya ⓘ
recognizedReligion Islam ⓘ
replacedBy 1969 Constitutional Declaration of Libya ⓘ
statedShariaStatus principal source of legislation ⓘ
suspendedFollowing 1969 Libyan coup d'état ⓘ
suspendedOn 1969-09-01 ⓘ
upperHouse Senate of Libya ⓘ

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Kingdom of Libya era → constitutionAdopted → 1951 Constitution of Libya ⓘ
Libyan Constitutional Declaration → replaced → Constitution of the Kingdom of Libya (1951, as amended) ⓘ
linked to: 1951 Constitution of Libya
House of Representatives of Libya → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Kingdom of Libya ⓘ
linked to: 1951 Constitution of Libya