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
- MAY 24, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of cars jammed the border crossing between...
Hundreds of cars jammed the border crossing between Lebanon and Israel
- MAY 16, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Malek Hussein al-Ahmadieh received a Military Court...
Malek Hussein al-Ahmadieh received a Military Court death sentence for murdering his sister
- MAY 14, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
South Lebanese Army (SLA) leader General Antoine Lahad...
South Lebanese Army (SLA) leader General Antoine Lahad called on Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to issue a blanket amnesty for all SLA militiamen and whoever else the Beirut government might consider a collaborator with Israel
- MAY 3, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Two Syrians were sentenced to death in absentia for...
Two Syrians were sentenced to death in absentia for killing a man and his son in Metn in 1999
- APRIL 23, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Sultan Abu Ennein, commander of the Palestinian Fatah...
Sultan Abu Ennein, commander of the Palestinian Fatah forces in Lebanon, was sentenced to death
- APRIL 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Three brothers and their father were sentenced to death...
Three brothers and their father were sentenced to death in absentia for killing a man near Baalbek last year
- MARCH 23, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Judge Ahmad Moualem rejected a death sentence appeal...
Judge Ahmad Moualem rejected a death sentence appeal from 25-year-old Mohammed Abdul Halim Abbarah, who was convicted of the 1996 murder of Walid Jbaili in the Chouf
- MARCH 21, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Beirut MP Hussein Yatim, accused Hoss of "violating...
Beirut MP Hussein Yatim, accused Hoss of "violating the Constitution by conceding one of his prerogatives to his deputy" and urged Hoss to "prepare a bill that annuls capital punishment if he wants to be in harmony with his beliefs
- MARCH 20, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The head of Parliament's Finance and Budget Committee,...
The head of Parliament's Finance and Budget Committee, Zahle MP Khalil Hrawi, said that "There is no constitutional violation in this case
- MARCH 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Prime Minister Salim Hoss refused to sign a judiciary...
Prime Minister Salim Hoss refused to sign a judiciary decree ordering the death sentence for two convicted criminals, Fadi Ahmad Mur`ish and Mahmud Ahmad Husayn, because of his strong opposition to the death penalty
- MARCH 19, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts expressed different points of view over...
Legal experts expressed different points of view over whether Salim Hoss could be impeached for letting Michel Murr sign authorizations for death sentences
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The government rejected Japan's request to extradite...
The government rejected Japan's request to extradite five Japanese Red Army members for trial on terrorism charges, where they could face the death penalty