Military Penal Code

Type

Law

Date of the text

12/01/1946

Official Gazette

published in 1946

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

169

What it provides

This law organizes military justice, setting out the permanent military court in Beirut, single judges and wartime army courts. It also covers the composition of these courts, the appointment of their judges, and the subordination of military judges to the Minister of National Defense.

What has changed this text

• Partly repealed by Law/1956 of 03/03/1956, articles 108
• Amended by Law No. 0/1948 of 05/02/1948
• Partly repealed by Law/1948 of 05/02/1948, articles 3, 21, 29, 34, 43, 52, 55, 65, 79, 91, 101, 103
• Amended by Law No. 0/1947 of 09/12/1947, articles 155
• Amended by Law No. 0/1950 of 10/05/1950, articles 17
• Partly repealed by Law/1948 of 10/06/1948, articles 103
• Amended by Law No. 0/1952 of 18/06/1952, articles 50, 120
• Partly repealed by Law/1952 of 18/06/1952, articles 120
• Amended by Law No. 0/1956 of 28/02/1956, articles 11, 12, 13, 17, 24, 26, 28, 37, 38, 44, 50, 54
• Partly repealed by Law/1956 of 28/02/1956, articles 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 24, 26, 28, 37, 38, 44, 50

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1946. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.