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
- JANUARY 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced...
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced more than 3,000 people for collaborating with Israel to jail terms of up to 25 years
- JANUARY 1, 2002LebanonDEATH PENALTY
On july 26, 2001 the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously...
On july 26, 2001 the Lebanese Parliament voted unanimously to repeal a law that made the death penalty mandatory for all premeditated murders
- DECEMBER 28, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Standing Military Court sentenced fugitives Kamal...
The Standing Military Court sentenced fugitives Kamal Ali al-Akhras and Imad Ali Murad to death in absentia for collaborating with Israel
- DECEMBER 7, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Amnesty International sees "positive trends"...
The head of Amnesty International sees "positive trends" in Lebanon's human rights record over the past decade, but remains concerned over the number of arbitrary arrests
- DECEMBER 7, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Amnesty International sees "positive trends"...
The head of Amnesty International sees "positive trends" in Lebanon's human rights record over the past decade, but remains concerned over the number of arbitrary arrests
- DECEMBER 1, 2001LebanonDEATH 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
- NOVEMBER 20, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal condemned to death in absentia...
The Military Tribunal condemned to death in absentia a Lebanese man convicted of collaborating with Israel during its occupation of the South
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Military Tribunal convicted 14 people of forming...
The Military Tribunal convicted 14 people of forming an espionage ring and carrying out assassinations for Israel
- OCTOBER 26, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader...
The Criminal Court convicted Esbat al-Ansar leader Ahmed Abdel-Karim Saadi in absentia on charges of inciting a follower to carry out an assassination attempt
- OCTOBER 18, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members...
The total number of former South Lebanon Army members sentenced to death in absentia rose to 54, after the Military Tribunal announced five new convictions
- OCTOBER 16, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October...
Jordan helped Lebanon to foil terrorist plots on October 13 and 14 against the British, US, Jordanian and other embassies in Beirut, officials in Jordan said
- OCTOBER 10, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced...
Since June 2000, the Military Tribunal has sentenced more than 3,000 people for collaborating with Israel to jail terms of up to 25 years