Lebanon
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- May 23, 1926, amended several times, last in 1990
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- there are norms of civil law and Ottoman, canon, and Napoleonic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Majlis Alnuwab)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- four Courts of Cassation; Constitutional Council (decides on the constitutionality of laws); Supreme Council (judges accusations against the President and Prime Minister)
RELIGIONS
59.7% Muslim; 39% Christian; 1.3% Other
From the country
- OCTOBER 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted...
A Lebanese military court sentenced six men convicted of spying for Israel
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, a military court sentenced six men convicted...
In Lebanon, a military court sentenced six men convicted of spying for Israel on Hezbollah and the Lebanese and Syrian armies to terms ranging from a year in jail to death
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Badie Hamadeh was sentenced to death for shooting dead...
Badie Hamadeh was sentenced to death for shooting dead three security officers
- AUGUST 8, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Chief Beirut Investigating Magistrate Hatem Madi requested...
Chief Beirut Investigating Magistrate Hatem Madi requested the death penalty for the deputy leader of Esbat al-Ansar and six other members of the Islamic fundamentalist group, for their role in the 1996 murder of a Sidon man
- APRIL 26, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A Lebanese military court sentenced to death in absentia...
A Lebanese military court sentenced to death in absentia three former militiamen convicted of collaborating with Israel during its occupation of southern Lebanon
- APRIL 10, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered...
The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group offered to free a captive Israeli colonel in return for the safety of around 100 Palestinian fighters besieged in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin
- MARCH 27, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal sentenced in absentia the leader...
The Military Tribunal sentenced in absentia the leader of the former South Lebanon Army militia commander to death on charges of collaborating with Israel - a move which was seen as a way stop him receiving payments from the Lebanese government
- MARCH 19, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Ghassan Touma, former Lebanese Forces security chief,...
Ghassan Touma, former Lebanese Forces security chief, and Etienne Saqr, the leader of the Guardians of the Cedars militia, were both sentenced to death in absentia
- MARCH 2, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights,...
Despite some positive steps to protect human rights, Lebanon is still plagued with violations and abuses by the authorities, according to an annual report by the Lebanon branch of the Nouveau Droits de l'Homme
- JANUARY 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence is carried out by hanging for civilians...
The death sentence is carried out by hanging for civilians and by firing squad for soldiers
- JANUARY 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Executions carried out by Lebanese Presidents: Beshara...
Executions carried out by Lebanese Presidents: Beshara Khoury (1943-1952) 19; Camille Chamoun(1952-1958) 6; Fuad Chehab (1958-1964) 4; Charles Helou (1964-1970) 0; Suleiman Franjieh (1970-1976) 4; Elias Sarkis (1976-1982) 0; Amin Gemayel (1982-1988) 1; El
- JANUARY 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately...
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately 48 people have been executed in Lebanon