Law of Libya

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:appliesTo Libyan citizens
Libyan territory
residents of Libya
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
civil law
gptkbp:constitution Libyan Interim Constitutional Declaration (2011)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Libya
gptkbp:divorceLaw based on Sharia
gptkbp:education University of Benghazi Faculty of Law
University of Tripoli Faculty of Law
gptkbp:highestCourt gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Libya
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Law of Libya
gptkbp:humanRightsAbuses subject to international treaties
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_government
Italian government
gptkbp:inheritanceLaw based on Sharia
gptkbp:internationalLaw member of United Nations
member of African Union
member of Arab League
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legalChallenge post-2011 instability
regional legal variations
transitional legal framework
gptkbp:legalSystem gptkb:judge
judges
lawyers
police
mixed legal system
notaries
prosecutors
public prosecution
based on Sharia
Libyan Civil Code
Libyan Commercial Code
Libyan Penal Code
gptkbp:legalSystemHistory influenced by Ottoman law
influenced by colonial Italian law
influenced by post-independence reforms
gptkbp:mainLegalCode Libyan Civil Code
Libyan Code of Civil Procedure
Libyan Code of Criminal Procedure
Libyan Commercial Code
Libyan Penal Code
gptkbp:marriageLaw based on Sharia
gptkbp:previousConstitution Constitution of Libya (1969)
Constitution of Libya (1951)
gptkbp:reformed post-2011 revolution
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_Libya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6