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Constitution of Lebanon, Lebanon
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Year of Version
2004
Dates
Amended up to:
September 4, 2004
Adopted:
May 23, 1926
Type of Text
Constitution/Basic Law
Subject Matter
Other
Notes
The Constitution of Lebanon was promulgated on May 23, 1926, and amended several times (1927, 1929, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1976, 1990 and 2004).
This consolidated version of the Constitution takes into account amendments up to the Constitutional Law No. 585 of September 4, 2004 (see Article 49 of the Constitution).
Article 15 under Chapter Two, Part I of this consolidated Constitution provides that “Rights of ownership shall be protected by law. No one's property may be expropriated except for reasons of public utility, in the cases established by law and after fair compensation has been paid beforehand".
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الدستور اللبناني
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Constitution of Lebanon
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