Religion and Nationalism in the Legal and Constitutional Models of State Authority in Syria and Greater Lebanon during the French Mandate 1920–1930
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Copernican Journal of Law, 2026, No. 4 (1/2026), s. 103-111
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Religion and Nationalism in the Legal and Constitutional Models of State Authority in Syria and Greater Lebanon during the French Mandate 1920–1930
This paper attempts to shed light, in a comparative manner and from a historical perspective, on the development of legal and constitutional models of state authority in Syria and Lebanon after the end of Ottoman rule, which lasted nearly 400 years, and the formation of the first Arab government in Syria during the reign of King Faisal in 1920. This constituted the initial nucleus for the emergence of the features of the Syrian state. After that, the French mandate over Syria and Great Lebanon began, marking the beginning of a new and unique legislative and constitutional phase, in which nationalism, religion, and cultural conflict played a major role in shaping the content of all constitutional systems and articles. The situation even reached the point of dividing Syria, of which Lebanon was a part at the time, into countries on sectarian and religious grounds.
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Informacje: Copernican Journal of Law, 2026, No. 4 (1/2026), s. 103-111
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Publikacja: 17.06.2026
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