Protection of Women and Other Family Members from Family Violence

Type

Law

Number

293

Date of the text

07/05/2014

Official Gazette

published in 2014

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

26

What it provides

This law protects women and other family members from domestic violence, defining the family and domestic violence, and amends several Penal Code articles on child begging, debauchery and prostitution, with harsher penalties when these offences occur within the family.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 204/2020, articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21
• Amended by Law No. 204/2021 of 30/12/2020, articles 2, 3
• Amended by Law No. 204/2020 of 30/12/2020, articles 2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2014. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.