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, 2016LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
FEBRUARY 6, 2015LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: 23 SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2007 FATAH AL-ISLAM BATTLE
- JANUARY 9, 2015LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 5 BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2007 KILLINGS
Lebanon’s judiciary sentenced five brothers from the Shamas family to death in abstentia over the 2007
- JANUARY 1, 2015LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
NOVEMBER 17, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ISLAMIST DETAINEES REDUCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi stressed that "death sentence against Islamist detainees is reduced to life
- JANUARY 24, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: MINISTER OF JUSTICE, 'THE MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS CONTINUES'
Beirut hosted a national conference against the death penalty in Lebanon. The conference, held at the
JANUARY 4, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: BROTHERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ISRAEL COLLABORATION
Lebanon's Military Tribunal handed down a death sentence in absentia to two brothers for collaborating
- JANUARY 1, 2014LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
Lebanon reinstated the death penalty in 1994 in a bid to stem a rise in violent crime following the 1975-90 civil war.
DECEMBER 13, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES DOCTOR, HIS BROTHER FOR COLLABORATING WITH MOSSAD
A Lebanese military court sentenced a doctor to ten years in prisoner and his brother to
- OCTOBER 13, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CHIEF REJECTS DEATH PENALTY
In Lebanon, Head of the Parliament’s Human Rights Committee Michel Moussa called
- OCTOBER 5, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES IN ABSENTIA ARMY OFFICER TO DEATH OVER COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
The military court sentenced in absentia a Lebanese army officer to death for collaborating
AUGUST 6, 2013LebanonDEATH PENALTYLEBANON: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2008 ARMY ATTACK
In Lebanon, the Judicial Council sentenced five people to death – one posthumously