Decree-Law expanding the powers of justices of the peace

Type

Decree-Law

Number

100

Date of the text

16/04/1941

Official Gazette

published in 1942

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This legislative decree expands the powers of justices of the peace to hear first-instance theft cases under the Penal Code and certain drug-related violations, redefines their jurisdiction over intentional assault and wounding, and transfers pending cases to the competent courts.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1942. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.