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Year of Version
1990
Dates
Adopted:
May 23, 1926
Type of Text
Constitution/Basic Law
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Notes
The Constitution of Lebanon was promulgated on May 23, 1926, and amended several times (1927, 1929, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1976 and 1990).
This consolidated version of the Constitution takes into account amendments up to the Constitutional Law of September 21, 1990.
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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