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
- JULY 23, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man,...
Jamal Abdel-Khaleq Bazazi, a 23 year old Moroccan man, was reportedly sentenced to death for killing a jeweler in 2002 so he could rob him of money with which he could buy rockets he would use to attack the US Embassy
- JULY 10, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
A draft law presented by 7 MPs to Parliament calling...
A draft law presented by 7 MPs to Parliament calling for the abolishment of capital punishment was met with mixed reviews from academics
- JULY 9, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Bekaa Criminal Court issued...
It was reported that the Bekaa Criminal Court issued five death sentences against suspects charged with murder and attempts at premeditated murder, no further details were given
- APRIL 12, 2004LebanonDEATH 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.
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Jacque Sarraf, former president of the Lebanese Industrialists' Association said: "After hearing the statements made by the executed and their family members, one cannot help but feel sor
- JANUARY 19, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon...
Regarding the executions which took place in Lebanon on January 17, Hands Off Cain General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said: "Europe's appeals against the resumption of executions in Lebanon would have been more credible and strong if the EU had presented and
- JANUARY 17, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were...
Three Lebanese men sentenced to death for murder were executed at dawn in the first use of the death penalty in the country since public hangings in 1998
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that...
The Lebanese government announced in a statement that six prisoners on death row had their sentences reduced to life in prison with hard labour
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held...
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, whose country held the rotating EU presidency, called on Lebanese President Emil Lahoud to intervene to stop the execution of three men, due to be put to death on January 17
- JANUARY 16, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists...
Dozens of intellectuals and human rights activists held a sit-in at the Lebanese parliament to protest against the three imminent executions to take place on January 17
- JANUARY 15, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Lebanon was preparing to execute three convicted murderers...
Lebanon was preparing to execute three convicted murderers in the country's first imposition of the death penalty since 1998, a judicial source said, sparking protests from the European Union and human rights groups
- JANUARY 15, 2004LebanonDEATH PENALTY
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions...
Upon finding out that Lebanon was to resume executions following a six year break, by scheduling three executions for January 17, the European Union, in a statement, called on President Lahoud to reverse the decision to reinstate the death penalty