LEGAL SYSTEM
Q- WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF LAW IN LEBANON ?
A- Legislative power is vested in a single body, the Chamber of Deputies.
The Parliament and the Council of Ministers have the right to propose laws. No law shall be promulgated until it has been adopted by the Chamber.
A Constitutional Council is established to supervise the constitutionality of laws.
The Chamber meets each year in two ordinary sessions.
The first session opens on the first Tuesday following 15 March and continues until the end of May.
The second session begins on the first Tuesday following 15 Oct;A Constitutional Council is established to supervise the constitutionality of laws.
its meetings is reserved for the discussion of and voting on the budget before any other work.
This session lasts until the end of the year.
The President of the Republic promulgates the laws which have been adopted within one month of their transmission to the Government.
He must promulgate laws that were declared urgent by a special Decision of the Chamber within five days.
Q- WHAT IS THE JUDICIARY SYSTEM ?
A- The judicial system is based on the French Napoleonic Code and uses no juries.
The secular (nonreligious) court system has three levels: courts of first instance, courts of appeal, and the court of cassation (final appeal).
The Ministry of Justice appoints judges according to confessional ratios.
In addition to the secular courts, various religious tribunals have exclusive jurisdiction over some personal matters such as marriage and divorce.