Amendment of Certain Provisions of the Ja'fari Muftiate Cadre and of Certain Provisions of the Law Organising the Sharia Judiciary

Type

Law

Number

12

Date of the text

11/02/1986

Official Gazette

published in 1986

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

5

What it provides

Amends the Jaafari fatwa staffing scheme by upgrading the special secretary post to department head rank, revises eligibility conditions for Jaafari sharia judges, and updates the schedule of Jaafari sharia court seats and jurisdictions by adding new courts.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 326/1994 of 14/04/1994

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1986. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.