COMPILATION OF AFGHAN LAWS (1921 - 2002) - ENGLISH TEXTS

• Constitutions

• Civil Law

• Commercial Law

• Tax and Custom Law

• Criminal Law, Police and Detentions

• Judiciary

• Government, Elections, Administration, Provincial Administration

• Nationality, Population and Foreign Relations

• Land, Agriculture, Irrigation and Husbandry

• Public Health and Welfare

• Education

• Media, Publication and Communication

• Transportation

• Chronological list of laws enacted in Afghanistan

Constitutions

• Constitution of 1964

• Constitution of 1990

• Constitution of 1987

• Draft Constitution for the Transitional Period 1987

• Draft Constitution of the Republic of Afghanistan 1977

• Constitution of 1977

• Constitution of 1964 in French

• Constitution of 1964 in Arabic

• Draft of the New Constitution of Afghanistan September 1964

• Constitution of 1931

• Constitution of 1931in French

• Constitution of 1931 with short commentary in Russian

• Constitution of 1923

Civil Law

• The Civil Code of 1977 ("The Civil Law of the Republic of Afghanistan", Madani Qanun Decree n. 1458 of 05/01/1977)

• Law of Marriage 1971 (1350)

• Law of Mourning Ceremonies 1949 (1328)

• Law of Marriage, Weddings, and Circumcision 1949 (1328)

Commercial Law

• Law on Domestic and Foreign Private Investment in Afghanistan 2002 (Official Gazette n.797 of 08/02/1422)

• Foreign and Domestic Private Investment Law 1974 (1353)

• Afghan Co-operative Act 31 October 1974 

• The Cooperative Law 31 October 1974

• Model By-Laws for an Agricultural Cooperative 1974

• Foreign and Domestic Private Investment Law of 1967 (22/02/1967- 1st Hoot 1345)

• Licensing Regulations for Private Foreign Traders and Firms in Afghanistan 1965

• The Afghan Transit Trade Agreement 1965

• Regulations for Issuing Trade Permit to Foreign Traders and Commercial Organizations in Afghanistan 1960 

• The Commercial Code of 1955

• The Commercial Code of 1955 in German

Tax and Custom Law

• Income Tax Law 1965

• Customs Law 1971

Criminal Law, Police and Detentions

• Penal Code of 1976 (07/10/1976 - 15 Mizan 1355)

• Criminal Procedure Law 1965 (5 Jawza 1344), Articles 1 to 144 included amended 1974 (15 Hamai 1353)

• Law of Employment, Promotion and Retirement of Police and Gendarmes 1973 (1352)

• Law of Police and Gendarmes 1973 (29 Jadi 1352)

• Law for the Prosecution and Punishment of Bribery 1972 (15 Hoot 1351)

• Law of Prohibition of Smuggling 1969 (30 Dalwa 1348)

• Law for the Prevention of Hoarding 1967 (1346)

• Law of Saranwali 1966 (1345)

• Penal Law for Crimes of Civil Servants and Crimes against Public Welfare and Security 1962 (26 Qaus 1341)

• Law of Reward and Punishment of Prisoners in Afghanistan 1959 (17 Aqrab 1338)

• Law of Punishment of Transport Violators 1958 (1337)

• Law of Prisons and Jails in Afghanistan 1934 (15 Saur 1313)

Judiciary

• Presidential Decree on the Formation of the Judicial Reform Commission and its Duties (Decree n. 153 of 02/11/2002)

• Presidential Decree on the Powers and Functions of the Judicial Commission 2002 (Decree of 06/06/2002)

• Presidential Decree on the Establishment of an Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission 2002 (Decree of 06/06/2002)

• Presidential Decree Establishing the Judicial Commission 2002 (Decree n. 1243 of 21/05/2002)

• Law of Organizing Affairs of Defense Attorneys 1972 (1 Hamal 1351)

• Law of the Jurisdiction and Organization of the Courts of Afghanistan 1967 (Law of Judicial Authority and Organization 15 Mizan 1346)

• Law of Administration of the Courts of Justice 1956 (13 Hoot 1335)

• Law of Statutory Limitations for Primary, Appelate and Review Hearings of Civil and Criminal Cases 1945 (27 Sunbola 1324)

Government, Elections, Administration, Provincial Administration

• State Contract-Employees Law 1970 (1349)

• Civil Servants Law 1970 (1349)

• The Industrial Development Bank Law 1967

• Law of the Basic Organization of Afghanistan 1965 (1344)

• Law Concerning the Administration of Government Cases 1964 (Law n. 1 of 28 Qaus 1343)

• Law Concerning the Administrative Councils of the Provinces 1964 (Law n. 2 of 28 Qaus 1343)

• Law Concerning Administration of Advice and Legislation 1964 (Law n. 3 of 28 Qaus 1343)

• Law of Registration of Holdings of Civil Servants and Officers and Members of the Military and of State Enterprises and Companies in which the State Holds More than Fifty Percent of the Shares 1962 (1341)

• Law of the Bureau of Auditing 1962 (1341)

• Law of Municipalities 1957 (16 Jadi 1336)

• Law for Appropriation of Property for the Public Welfare in Afghanistan 1935 (1314)

• Law of the Archives Directorates in Afghanistan 1933 (1312)

• Law of the Secretariat Offices in Afghanistan 1933 (1312, 1314, 1325)

• Act of 1931 Regarding Elections to the National Council 

Nationality, Population and Foreign Relations

• Law of the Flag in Afghanistan 1974 (1353)

• Law of the State Emblem of the Republic of Afghanistan 1974 (1353)

• Law for Transmission of Credentials and Documents of Treaties and Agreements Between States 1969 (1348)

• Law for Registration of Population Records 1955  

• Law of the General Census in Afghanistan 1955  

• Law of Passports in Afghanistan 1939 (1318)

• Law of Citizenship in Afghanistan 1936 (1315)

• Law for Employment of Foreign Subjects in Afghanistan 1935

• Law of Travel and Residence of Foreign Subjects in Afghanistan 1935 (1314)

• Code of August 1921. Rules Regarding Afghan Nationality

Land, Agriculture, Irrigation and Husbandry

• Land Reforms Law 1975 (1354)

• Law of Pasture Lands 1970 (1349)

• Land Survey and Statistics Law 1965 (1344)

• Law for Fixing the Price and Sale of Water Below the Kajekai and Arghandab Dams 1962 (1341)

• Law for Settling Ownership and Tax Matters, and the Price of Water for Lands Below the Arghandab and Kajekai Dams 1955 (1334)

• Law for the Sale of Land Under Dams and Rivers 1939 (1318)

Public Health and Welfare

• Law of Pharmacies 1936 (1315)

• Law for Administration of Indigents in Afghanistan 1935 (1314)

Education

• The Afghanistan Educational Act 1968

• The Constitution of the Universities1968

Media, Publication and Communication

• Postal Law 1973 (1352)

• Telephone Law 1966 (1345)

• Press Law 1965 (1344)

• Radio Law 1948 (1327)

• Law of Telegraphs in Afghanistan 1938 (1317)

Transportation

• Highway Traffic Law 1973 (1352)

• Law of Civil Aviation in Afghanistan 1957 (1335)

• Law for Facilitating Civil Aviation in Afghanistan 1957 (1336)

• Law of Couriers in Afghanistan 1935 (1314)

Chronological list of laws enacted in Afghanistan