Gherbal National Gazette

Law No. 162

Repeal of Article 562 of the Penal Code

Type
Law
Number
162
Date of the text
17/08/2011
Official Gazette
published in 2011
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
2

What it provides

This law repeals Article 562 of the Lebanese Penal Code, the provision concerning so-called honour crimes, in order to remove sentencing discrimination and establish equality before the law.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2011. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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