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Syrian Constitutional Committee اللجنة الدستورية السورية | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 23, 2019 |
| Disbanded | De facto after the fall of the Assad regime (December 2024) |
| Leadership | |
Co-Chair (Government) | Ahmad Kuzbari |
Co-Chair (Opposition) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
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Political groups | Nominated by the Syrian Government: 50 seats Nominated by the UN to represent civil society: 50 seats Nominated by the Syrian Opposition: 50 seats |
| Committees | Small body |
Length of term | No term length |
| Elections | |
| Nomination by the three parties | |
Last election | 23 September 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Part of a series on the Syrian civil war |
| Syrian peace process |
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The Syrian Constitutional Committee was a United Nations-facilitated constituent assembly process[1] that sought, in the context of the Syrian civil war, to reconcile the Ba'athist regime of President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition, by amending the current or adopting a new Constitution of Syria. The UN hopes that this would lead to negotiations which would subsequently lead to a peaceful end of the conflict, which had been raging for more than eight years by the time of the committee's formation. The Constitutional Committee was formed with the formal approval of both parties involved—namely the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian Negotiation Commission representing the opposition,[1] with the facilitation of the United Nations.[2]
It was described by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as part of a "Syrian-owned and Syrian-led" peace process.[3][4] The decisions it took were not binding under Syrian law and the committee relies on the good faith of both parties for their implementation.[5] The committee was also not bound by any deadlines or timetables.[6][7]
The Committee had achieved no results by the time Assad was overthrown in December 2024. After Assad's fall, new president Ahmed al-Sharaa set up another committee that drafted an interim Syrian constitution.[8]
- ^ a b "Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Syria, Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen". UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "UN Chief: Drafting New Syria Constitution Is Step to Peace". Voice of America. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers 'sign of hope' for long-suffering Syrians". UN News. 2019-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Note to Correspondents: UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pedersen's remarks to the Press". United Nations Secretary-General. 2019-10-28. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Constitutional Committee: Gateway To Resolution Or New Form Of Procrastination". Enab Baladi. 2019-10-03. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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:10was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Syria: Constitutional Committee Reaches Breakthrough Despite 'Disagreements'". Asharq Al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ "Syria forms committee to draft transitional constitutional charter". France 24. 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
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