The Constitute Project's text of Libya's 2011 Constitutional Declaration, finalized 3 August 2011 by the National Transitional Council and remaining in force pending a permanent constitution, whose Article 1 names Islam the religion of the State and Islamic Sharia the principal source of legislation while guaranteeing non-Muslims freedom to practice their own religious rituals.
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AuthorLibyan National Transitional Council
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Libya_2011
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the interim constitutional text in force pending a permanent constitution, read for the exact wording of Article 1 rather than for secondary commentary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
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- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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