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
- NOVEMBER 18, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Lebanon abstained on the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- NOVEMBER 14, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON: 40 MEN AWAIT EXECUTION IN ROUMIEH PRISON
the prospect of passing a ban against the death penalty has become increasingly distant in Lebanon, where human rights advocates say court trials are often expedient and the accused often lack adequate counsel. Sonele Daas sits on death row in Lebanon's c
- MARCH 28, 2007LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER OF SAUDI BUSINESSMAN
the criminal court in Lebanon Mountain has unanimously issued the death penalty to Mohammed Ali
- JANUARY 1, 2007LebanonDEATH 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.
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2006LebanonDEATH PENALTY
it was reported that Walid Slaybi...
it was reported that Walid Slaybi, one of the most prominent Lebanese figures to voice their objections to death penalty, is currently lobbying for a new law that would reverse the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 24, 2006FranceDEATH PENALTY
FRANCE. AUTHORITIES REFUSES TO EXTRADITE SYRIAN OVER HARIRI MURDER
French legal authorities refused to extradite to Lebanon an ex-Syrian intelligence officer to answer questions about the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq el-Hariri.
- JANUARY 1, 2006LebanonDEATH 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 2, 2005LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SECOND TIME
Lebanese national Hasan Khalil al-Rahim was sentenced to hang by a court in Beirut for the murder of a money broker in Akkar province in August 1997.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2005LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON. THE DEATH PENALTY A DISGRACE TO OUR COUNTRY, EX PREMIER HOSS
in Lebanon the death penalty is “not only applied but is unlikely to be abolished anytime soon. It is a disgrace to our country,” declared former Lebanese Prime Minister Silam Hoss in an interview with Aki news agency.
- JANUARY 1, 2005LebanonDEATH 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.
- OCTOBER 21, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Human rights activists and legal experts denounced...
Human rights activists and legal experts denounced Lebanon's death penalty as immoral and ineffective at stopping crime at a seminar held at Saint Esprit Kaslik University
- JULY 30, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanese Justice Minister Bahij Tabbara said that a...
Lebanese Justice Minister Bahij Tabbara said that a proposal submitted by seven deputies to replace capital punishment with life imprisonment with hard labor would mean the creation of a completely new category of punishment in Lebanese law