In October 2014, UMAM D&R and Hayya Bina produced a booklet to introduce their latest project and provide a brief overview of the debates that have surrounded Lebanon's Military Court (MC) for most of its existence. As noted in the publication, in 1968, Lebanese parliament acknowledged that the promulgation of the Martial Punishment Law in 1946 was in need of a new legal text and constitutional reworking. In 1997, a United Nations body noted the role the military justice system was playing in matters that seemed beyond its mandate.

Clearly, the contemporary debates surrounding topics of military justice, civilian affairs, and state security are hardly new. Thus, there is a need for a reinvigorated discussion of Lebanon's Military Court that is stooped in historical analysis.

This publication was part of the Martial Justice for All? Lebanon's Military Court: A "State of Martial Law" Within a "State of Law" initiative and was made possible thanks to funding from the European Union.

In October 2014, UMAM D&R and Hayya Bina produced a booklet to introduce their latest project and provide a brief overview of the debates that have surrounded Lebanon's Military Court (MC) for most of its existence. As noted in the publication, in 1968, Lebanese parliament acknowledged that the promulgation of the Martial Punishment Law in 1946 was in need of a new legal text and constitutional reworking. In 1997, a United Nations body noted the role the military justice system was playing in matters that seemed beyond its mandate.

Clearly, the contemporary debates surrounding topics of military justice, civilian affairs, and state security are hardly new. Thus, there is a need for a reinvigorated discussion of Lebanon's Military Court that is stooped in historical analysis.

This publication was part of the Martial Justice for All? Lebanon's Military Court: A "State of Martial Law" Within a "State of Law" initiative and was made possible thanks to funding from the European Union.