Lebanon – Andrew Allen QC

Family Law in Lebanon

Article 9 of the 1926 Lebanese Constitution guarantees that the personal status and religious interests of the people are respected, whatever religious sect they belong to. Decree 60 L.R. (13 March 1936) of the French High Commissioner, who also exercised the duties of the legislative authority during the French mandate in Lebanon, granted the recognizedContinue reading “Family Law in Lebanon”

Legal System of Lebanon

Most of the legal system of Lebanon is based on that of France, the former mandatory power until 1943. Lebanon gradually emerged from the French mandate granted by the League of Nations to France after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire in the wake of World War One. Lebanon is considered to be a civilContinue reading “Legal System of Lebanon”