Law Providing That the Duration of Penalties Is Calculated According to the Solar Calendar

Type

Law

Date of the text

04/05/1936

Official Gazette

published in 1936

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

1

What it provides

This law sets that prison terms are counted by the solar calendar from its entry into force, and that sentences already final before publication are reduced by one day per month or thirteen days per year.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1936. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.