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 11, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
MP George Deeb Neameh called for "completely abolishing"...
MP George Deeb Neameh called for "completely abolishing" capital punishment and for examining the true social and economic causes of crime
- JANUARY 10, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Justice Minister Samir Jisr said he will improve what...
Justice Minister Samir Jisr said he will improve what he calls the country's "disastrous" prison conditions, but remained firm in his belief that capital punishment is a necessity
- JANUARY 3, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital...
Around 200 protestors demanding the abolition of capital punishment in Lebanon demonstrated near the cabinet headquarters
- JANUARY 1, 2001LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately...
Since independence on November 22, 1943, approximately 48 people have been executed in Lebanon
- JANUARY 1, 2001LebanonDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 16, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
For the first time since executions resumed in 1994...
For the first time since executions resumed in 1994 there is a debate on the merits of the death penalty - something lacking until not long ago, when the authorities snuffed out murderers at will
- JULY 17, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of prisoners sentenced to death for their...
Relatives of prisoners sentenced to death for their participation in clashes with the Lebanese Army in Dinnieh last January demonstrated outside the Mansouri Mosque in Tripoli
- JUNE 29, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Deeb Amin, 40, received the death penalty for...
Jamal Deeb Amin, 40, received the death penalty for killing his daughter near Nabatieh in 1999 because he suspected she wanted to marry against his will
- JUNE 23, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International criticised the summary trials...
Amnesty International criticised the summary trials of more than 2,000 former South Lebanon Army militia members and those said to have "collaborated" with Israel as "travesties" of justice
- JUNE 3, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of former SLA members who surrendered to...
Relatives of former SLA members who surrendered to the government demanded to know the conditions in which they were being held and the likely lengths of their prison sentences before encouraging the return of those who fled to Israel
- MAY 27, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese army said it was holding 1,488 members...
The Lebanese army said it was holding 1,488 members of the disintegrated Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army (SLA) militia who surrendered during the withdrawal of Israeli forces from south Lebanon
- MAY 26, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah addressed tens of thousands...
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah addressed tens of thousands of people at a victory rally in Bint Jbeil town