Decision concerning the jurisdiction of the Beirut Higher Court and the Court of Cassation in Damascus

Type

Decision

Number

577

Date of the text

14/12/1920

Official Gazette

published in 1921

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This decree attaches the Beirut Higher Court and the Damascus Court of Cassation to the High Commission, provisionally defines the territorial jurisdiction of each, appoints a supervisor for the Court of Cassation, and confirms the sitting judges in their posts.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1921. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.