Syrian Constitution of 1973

Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic
Overview
Original title	دستور الجمهورية العربية السورية
Jurisdiction	Ba'athist Syria
Date effective	March 13, 1973 (1973-03-13)
System	Unitary one-party presidential republic
Government structure
Branches	Three (executive, legislative and judiciary)
Head of state	President
Chambers	Unicameral (People's Assembly)
Executive	President-led Council of Ministers; Prime Minister as head of government
Judiciary	Supreme Judicial Council, Supreme Constitutional Court
Federalism	Unitary
History
Repealed	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)
Amendments	Three
Last amended	June 11, 2000 (2000-06-11)
Supersedes	Provisional Constitution of 1969
Superseded by	Constitution of 2012
Full text
Constitution of Syria (1973) at Wikisource
دستور الجمهورية العربية السورية at Arabic Wikisource

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Literature On the Way of Resurrection (1943) The Battle for One Destiny (1958) The Genius of Arabic in Its Tongue (1943)
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The 1973 Constitution of Syria was the constitution that governed Ba'athist Syria from 13 March 1973 until 27 February 2012. It describes Syria's character to be Arab, democratic, socialist and republican. Further, in line with pan-Arab ideology, it positions the country as a region of the wider Arab world and its people as an integral part of the Arab nation. The constitution entrenched the power of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and its 8th Article described the party as "the leading party in the society and the state", effectively ruling Syria as a one-party socialist state under emergency laws.