This legislative decree was initially part of a set of legal texts that contributed to the liberalization of the banking sector.

This law, which establishes a counter-terrorism court, dates back to around a year after the beginning of the Syrian uprising.

The text of the law regulating military conscription including its amendments.

This text outlines the rules pertaining to the promotion, assignment, termination of service and pension rights for officers of the internal security forces.

This text specifies the judicial consequences of smuggling weapons.

This text, which was adopted at the end of the French mandate, aims at penalizing citizens accused of threatening the country's independence.

The following text regulates the award of contracts by the Syrian Army.

The military service law is the framework law that codifies the internal regulations of the Syrian army, including the command structure, and personnel management and promotions.

This legislative decree regulates the possession, registration and transfer of weapons in Syria.

This legislative decree allows and regulates the establishment of private security firms, for the first time in the history of Syria.

This law, enacted in 2012, was presented by the government as a means of fighting terrorism. For the opposition, it is an additional tool in the hands of the government to give a legal cover to the repression of the uprising.

This is the first law on civil defence in Syria since a previous bill passed in 1959.

This text was adopted a few weeks after the beginning of the Syrian uprising and presented by the Syrian government as a concession to protesters.

This law enables the government to fire any public sector employee if he or she is found guilty of "acts of terrorism."

This legislative decree was enacted in August 2011 a few months after the beginning of the Syrian uprising. It replaces a previous text of 2004.