Law Amending Paragraph 2 of Article 1716 of the Ottoman Civil Code (Concerning Witness Testimony)

Type

Law

Date of the text

29/05/1929

Official Gazette

published in 1929

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

1

What it provides

Amends the second paragraph of Article 1716 of the Ottoman-derived Majalla on witness testimony, allowing a judge to vet witnesses privately or publicly when they are alleged to be false witnesses, mistaken or forgetful about the facts, or when their reliability is disputed.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1929. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.