Law on Prosecution of Publications for the Offence of Defaming or Insulting the Head of a Foreign State

Type

Law

Date of the text

06/06/1962

Official Gazette

published in 1962

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This law allows prosecution of insulting or defaming a foreign head of state through publications without a complaint from the injured party, and amends the press law to permit a five-day suspension of periodicals by ministerial decision.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1962. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.