- CHAPTER I THE STATE AND SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER II RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JORDANIANS
- CHAPTER III POWERS OF THE STATE: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER IV THE EXECUTIVE POWER
- CHAPTER V THE LEGISLATIVE POWER; THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
- CHAPTER VI THE JUDICIARY
- CHAPTER VII FINANCIAL MATTERS
- CHAPTER VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER IX ENFORCEMENT AND REPEAL OF LAWS
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN, 1952
We, Talal the First, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in accordance with Article 25 of the Constitution, and in pursuance of the decision of the Senate and House of Representatives, hereby approve this revised Constitution and decree its promulgation.
CHAPTER I THE STATE AND SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Article 1
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an independent sovereign Arab State. It is indivisible and inalienable and no part of it may be ceded. The people of Jordan form part of the Arab nation, and its system of government is parliamentary with a hereditary monarchy.
Article 2
Islam is the religion of the State and Arabic is its official language.
Article 3
The city of Amman shall be the capital of the Kingdom, but it may be transferred to another place by special law.
Article 4
The Jordanian flag shall be of the following form and dimensions: “The length of the flag shall be twice its width. It shall be divided horizontally into three parallel and equal stripes, the uppermost of which shall be black, the centre, white, and the lowest, green. At the end of the flagstaff the flag shall have a red triangle, the base of which shall be equal to its width. In the triangle there shall be a white sevenpointed star of such a size that it may be onefourteenth part of its length. The star shall be so placed that its centre shall be at the intersection of the lines bisecting the angles of the triangle, and the axis through one of its points shall be parallel to the base of the triangle.”
CHAPTER II RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF JORDANIANS
Article 5
Jordanian nationality shall be defined by Law.
Article 6 Article 7
Personal freedom shall be guaranteed.
Article 8
No person may be detained or imprisoned except in accordance with the provisions of
the law. Article 9 Article 10 Dwelling houses shall be inviolable and shall not be entered except in the circumstances and manner prescribed by Law.
Article 11
No property of any person shall be expropriated except for purposes of public utility and in consideration of a just compensation, as may be prescribed by Law. Article 12 No loans shall be forcibly imposed and no property, movable or immovable, shall be
confiscated, except in accordance with the Law. Article 13 Compulsory labour shall not be imposed on any person, but any person may be
required to do any work or to render any service in circumstances prescribed by law, as stated hereunder. Article 14 The State shall safeguard the free exercise of all forms of worship and religious rites in accordance with the customs observed in the Kingdom, unless such exercise is inconsistent with public order or morality.
Article 15 (iii) Newspapers shall not be suspended from publication nor their permits be