SYRIAN CONSTITUTION - extracts.
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Preamble
The Syrian Arab Republic considers international peace and security a key objective and a strategic choice, and it works on achieving both of them under the International Law and the values of right and justice...
The completion of this Constitution is the culmination of the people’s struggle on the road to freedom and democracy... All of this is attainable through a system of fundamental principles that enshrines independence, sovereignty and the rule of the people based on election, political and party pluralism and the protection of national unity, cultural diversity, public freedoms, human rights, social justice, equality, equal opportunities, citizenship and the rule of law, where the society and the citizen are the objective and purpose for which every national effort is dedicated. Preserving the dignity of the society and the citizen is an indicator of the civilization of the country and the prestige of the state...
CHAPTER I POLITICAL PRINCIPLES
Article 1 The system of governance in the state shall be a republican system; Sovereignty is an attribute of the people; and no individual or group may claim sovereignty. Sovereignty shall be based on the principle of the rule of the people by the people and for the people.
Article 3 ...The State shall respect all religions, and ensure the freedom to perform all the rituals that do not prejudice public order; The personal status of religious communities shall be protected and respected.
Article 7 The constitutional oath shall be as follows: “I swear... to look after the interests and freedoms of the people...
Article 8 The political system of the state shall be based on the principle of political pluralism, and exercising power democratically through the ballot box...
Carrying out any political activity or forming any political parties or groupings on the basis of religious, sectarian, tribal, regional, class-based, professional, or on discrimination based on gender, origin, race or color may not be undertaken...
Public office or public money may not be exploited for a political, electoral or party interest.
Article 11 The army and the armed forces... This institution shall be in the service of the people’s interests and the protection of its objectives and national security.
CHAPTER III SOCIAL PRINCIPLES
Article 19 Society in the Syrian Arab Republic shall be based on the basis of solidarity, symbiosis and respect for the principles of social justice, freedom, equality and maintenance of human dignity of every individual.
Article 22 The state shall protect the health of citizens and provide them with the means of prevention, treatment and medication.
Article 26 Public service shall be a responsibility and an honor the purpose of which is to achieve public interest and to serve the people;
Title II Rights, Freedoms and the Rule of Law
CHAPTER I RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Article 33 Freedom shall be a sacred right and the state shall guarantee the personal freedom of citizens and preserve their dignity and security;
Article 36 The inviolability of private life shall be protected by the law;
Article 38 Every citizen shall have the right to freely and openly express his views whether in writing or orally or by all other means of expression.
Article 42 Citizens shall have the right to assemble, peacefully demonstrate and to strike from work...
Article 53 No one may be tortured or treated in a humiliating manner, and the law shall define the punishment for those who do so;
Any person who is arrested must be informed of the reasons for his arrest and his rights, and may not be incarcerated in front of the administrative authority except by an order of the competent judicial authority;
Article 54 Any assault on individual freedom, on the inviolability of private life or any other rights and public freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution shall be considered a punishable crime by the law.