Reference
Lebanese Laws.
A reference index of the principal codes and statutes that govern legal life in Lebanon.
Lebanese law is codified across a set of principal instruments, complemented by specialised statutes for sectors such as banking, insurance, capital markets, and personal status.
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Principal codes
- ◆The Constitution of Lebanon
- ◆The Code of Obligations and Contracts (1932)
- ◆The Commercial Code
- ◆The Code of Civil Procedure
- ◆The Code of Criminal Procedure
- ◆The Penal Code
- ◆The Labour Code
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Specialised legislation
- ◆Banking secrecy (Law of 3 September 1956)
- ◆The Code of Money and Credit
- ◆Law No. 520/1996 on the Development of the Financial Markets and the Fiduciary Contract
- ◆Law No. 234/2000 on the Regulation of the Legal Profession (amendments)
- ◆Law No. 44/2015 on the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
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