Legal System
Lebanon Legal.
An overview of the Lebanese legal system, its sources, its courts, and its personality.
Lebanese law is rooted in the continental civil-law tradition, with strong French influences layered over Ottoman-era codifications and the personal-status laws of eighteen recognised religious communities.
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Sources of law
- ◆The Constitution
- ◆International treaties duly ratified
- ◆Codified statutes (civil, commercial, criminal, procedural, tax)
- ◆Regulations and decrees
- ◆Case law and doctrine as persuasive authorities
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Court structure
The judiciary is organised in civil, commercial, criminal, administrative, and religious jurisdictions, with a Court of Cassation at the summit of the civil and criminal branches and a Council of State for administrative matters.
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Personal status
Matters of marriage, divorce, custody, and inheritance for members of religious communities are handled by dedicated personal-status courts applying each community's own rules.
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