Suspension of the Provisions of Articles 547-548 of the Penal Code

Type

Law

Date of the text

16/02/1959

Official Gazette

published in 1959

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

This law temporarily suspends Articles 547 and 548 of the Penal Code and replaces the death penalty for intentional killing with a lesser punishment. It also bars mitigating circumstances for these crimes and excludes security forces acting in their duties.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1959. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.