Syrian Penal Code

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.

Syrian Criminal Code
People's Council of Syria
  • Crimimal Code (issued by Legislative Decree No. 148/1949)
Territorial extentSyria
Enacted byPeople's Assembly of Syria
Enacted22 June 1949
Amended by
30 June 2018[2]
Status: Current legislation
  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.