Organisation of the Ministry of Justice

Type

Decree-Law

Number

151

Date of the text

16/09/1983

Official Gazette

published in 1983

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

39

What it provides

This decree sets out the mandate and structure of the Ministry of Justice, listing its responsibilities for the judiciary, prisons, juvenile reform, notaries and experts, and its departments under the Director General. It also defines the Director General's powers and the qualifications required for that post.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Decree No. 3905/1993 of 06/08/1993, articles 24
• Amended by Decree No. 9256/2002 of 20/12/2002, articles 24
• Amended by Decree-Law No. 23/1985 of 23/03/1985, articles 3, 5, 11, 12, 14, 16, 28, 30
• Amended by Law No. 126/2010 of 24/08/2010, articles 9

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1983. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.