Law on the Jurisdiction of Muslim and Druze Personal Status Courts

Type

Law

Date of the text

09/12/1930

Official Gazette

published in 1930

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This law amends the personal status jurisdiction of the Sunni, Shiite and Druze courts, limiting their authority to litigants belonging to their respective sects, and takes effect two months after publication in the Official Gazette.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1930. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.