Syrian Penal Code

Syrian Criminal Code
Syrian Criminal Code
People's Council of Syria
	Long title Crimimal Code (issued by Legislative Decree No. 148/1949) ;
Territorial extent	Syria
Enacted by	People's Assembly of Syria
Enacted	22 June 1949
Amended by
	30 June 2018
	Status: Current legislation

The Syrian Penal Code (Arabic: قانون العقوبات السوري) is the current statutory criminal code of Syria. It was promulgated in 1949 and enacted on 22 June 1949.^[1] The criminal code consists of 756 articles.

Structure

General Provisions (articles 1-259 of the Criminal Code)

Book One:

Penal Code (articles 1-36 of the Criminal Code)
In Penal Provisions (articles 37-177 of the Criminal Code)
In Crime (articles 178-208 of the Criminal Code)
Responsibility (articles 209-259 of the Criminal Code)

Crimes (articles 260-532 of the Criminal Code)

Book Two:

Crimes against state security (articles 260-311 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against public safety (articles 312-339 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against the public administration (articles 340-387 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against the judicial administration (articles 388-426 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against public trust (articles 427-461 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes affecting religion and family (articles 462-488 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against morality and public morals (articles 489-532 of the Criminal Code)

Trust and Misdemeanors (articles 533-756 of the Criminal Code)

Book Three:

Crimes and misdemeanors that benefit people (articles 533-572 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes that constitute a comprehensive threat (articles 573-595 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes committed by people who are dangerous because of their lifestyle (articles 596-620 of the Criminal Code)
Crimes against money (articles 621-735 of the Criminal Code)
Coagulants (articles 736-756 of the Criminal Code)

References

^ "Syrian Arab Republic: Crimimal Code (issued by Legislative Decree No. 148/1949)". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
^ "Syrian Arab Republic General provisions". ilo.org. International Labor Organization. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

External links

Official Arabic Penal Code:
- Syrian Penal Code
- Syrian Penal Code Files

[1] "Syrian Arab Republic: Crimimal Code (issued by Legislative Decree No. 148/1949)". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

[2] "Syrian Arab Republic General provisions". ilo.org. International Labor Organization. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

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