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| Title | Constitution, 1951 |
| Publisher | National Legislative Bodies |
| Country | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Publication Date | 24 December 1951 |
| Reference | LBY-010 |
| Cite as | Constitution, 1951 [Libyan Arab Jamahiriya], 24 December 1951, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b4e420.html [accessed 21 March 2010] |
| Comments | This is an unofficial translation as published in KHADDURI, By Majid, Modern Libya, The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1963, P. 360. The Constitution entered into force on 24 December 1951, in accordance wih Article 44. Only provisions relating to aliens and asylum are selected here. |
Date of entry into force: 24 December 1951
The extradition of political refugees shall be prohibited,International treaties and the federal laws shall prescribe the grounds for the extradition of ordinary criminals.
Foreigners shall be deported only in accordance with the provisions of the federal law.
The legal status of foreigners shall be prescribed by federal law in accordance with the principles of international law.
The State shall guarantee respect for the systems of personal status of non-Moslems.
Topics: Constitutional law,