nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/9e398c480a4bf6ac DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250523s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/9e398c480a4bf6ac doi eng 342 23 Alnasir, Samer Author aut From Syrian Revolution to Constitutional Ambiguity - The New Temporary Constitutional Declaration Reinforces Individual Rule Alnasir, Samer Verfassungsblog 2025-05-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The remarkable yet tragic victory of the Syrian revolution reached its turning point on December 7, 2024. Unlike the coups of the 1950s and 60s, whose leaders immediately sought legal legitimacy, the current de facto ruler, Ahmad al-Sharaa, has declared a five-year transitional period under a temporary Constitutional Declaration. While it formally guarantees equality, the Declaration omits fundamental democratic safeguards and fails to ensure the separation of powers - entrenching a system of self-referential authority and executive dominance that mirrors the authoritarian dynamics of the past. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism Checks and Balances constitution making separation of powers Syria Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/from-syrian-revolution-to-constitutional-ambiguity/ raw object