The Government’s First Bill on the Path to Judicial Reform: Positives, Negatives, and Recommendations for Improvement
The Government’s First Bill on the Path to Judicial Reform: Positives, Negatives, and Recommendations for Improvement

On 2 May 2025, the government adopted the bill regulating the judicial judiciary that Minister of Justice Adel Nassar had prepared pursuant to the government’s policy statement. This move marks a new chapter in the process of attempting to…

  |   24/05/2025

Articles, Lebanon

Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on Threats to the Judicial Reform Process: Two Negative Developments
Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on Threats to the Judicial Reform Process: Two Negative Developments

Recently, two negative developments have occurred in judicial affairs.   The first is the now overt pressure that Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is exerting to force the appointment of a judge loyal to him to replace Financial Public Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim, following the logic of sectarian quota-sharing.   The second…

  |   13/06/2025

Articles, Lebanon

Standing Strong Against Defamation: Defending Public Interest 
Standing Strong Against Defamation: Defending Public Interest 

With the objective of instilling a culture of impunity and deceiving citizens as financial, administrative, and judicial appointments as well as municipal and parliamentary elections approach, some bankers and their powerful allies are leading a systematic campaign that seeks to invert narratives, falsify facts, and flood public opinion with misleading…

  |   20/03/2025

Articles, Lebanon

Akkar Between Two Refugee Movements
Akkar Between Two Refugee Movements

The phrase “shifting sands” could describe the current situation in Lebanon in general, and in Akkar Governorate in particular, following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024. Amidst expectations that the Syrian refugees who came to Lebanon when the Syrian crisis began in 2011 would…

  |   29/03/2025

Articles, Syria

The Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon Demands Investigation into the Assault on the Freedoms Protest
The Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon Demands Investigation into the Assault on the Freedoms Protest

Beirut, October 10, 2023   The ‘Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon’ calls on Lebanese judicial authorities to conduct a serious investigation into the assault on protesters and journalists in downtown Beirut on Saturday, September 30, 2023. As Lebanon grapples with a dark economic, security, and political trajectory,…

  |   10/10/2023

Articles, Lebanon

Women Agricultural Workers in Tunisia are at the Middleman’s Mercy
Women Agricultural Workers in Tunisia are at the Middleman’s Mercy

On 19 October 2022, Tunisia’s government issued order no. 768, which slightly raised the minimum daily wage “guaranteed” to women working in agriculture from TND16 [USD5] in 2021 to TND17.7 [USD5.5].   This improvement, which came on the heels of International Day of Rural Women, is commendable in principle. However,…

  |   01/12/2022

Articles, Tunisia

Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on the Judicial Judiciary Bill: A Promising Step Toward Reform Awaiting the Final Stage
Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on the Judicial Judiciary Bill: A Promising Step Toward Reform Awaiting the Final Stage

In a session held on May 2, the government adopted the bill regulating the judicial judiciary. This development marks a new chapter in a years-long debate over the means of achieving judicial independence and, by extension, reforming the judicial judiciary. It also comes as part of the implementation of the…

  |   09/05/2025

Articles, Lebanon

Lebanon’s “Minister of Culture” Desperately Tries to Resurrect Past Taboos
Lebanon’s “Minister of Culture” Desperately Tries to Resurrect Past Taboos

Caretaker Minister of Culture Mohammad Mortada recently announced that he has referred to the Council of Ministers a bill to punish the promotion of homosexuality and gender transition, which he himself drafted. This step followed a week of social media buzz about the minister’s extreme stances opposing the screening of…

  |   25/09/2023

Lebanon

Cementing the Power of the Quarries: An Anti-Judicial Mutiny
Cementing the Power of the Quarries: An Anti-Judicial Mutiny

On 29 May 2024, the Council of Ministers issued a decision extending, on an “exceptional basis”, the authorization for five cement companies to extract the raw materials required to meet domestic market needs for one year. The decision was proposed by the ministers of industry and environment and based on…

  |   17/07/2024

Articles, Lebanon

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Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on Threats to the Judicial Reform Process: Two Negative Developments
Independence of the Judiciary Coalition Statement on Threats to the Judicial Reform Process: Two Negative Developments

Recently, two negative developments have occurred in judicial affairs.   The first is the now…

  |   13/06/2025

Articles, Lebanon

Derecognizing the African Court’s Jurisdiction: Entrenching Authoritarianism in Tunisia
Derecognizing the African Court’s Jurisdiction: Entrenching Authoritarianism in Tunisia

On March 29, a private Tunisian radio station published a statement by the Ministry of…

  |   24/05/2025

Articles, Tunisia

The Government’s First Bill on the Path to Judicial Reform: Positives, Negatives, and Recommendations for Improvement
The Government’s First Bill on the Path to Judicial Reform: Positives, Negatives, and Recommendations for Improvement

On 2 May 2025, the government adopted the bill regulating the judicial judiciary that Minister…

  |   24/05/2025

Articles, Lebanon



Qanuni Break – Episode 5: How can we recover the deposits?

كيف فينا نسترجع الودائع؟ المزيد في الحلقة 5 من فاصل قانوني مع المحامي كريم نمّور.   تابعونا على | Follow…

  |   03/04/2024

Lebanon, Podcast

Féminisme décolonial et crimes coloniaux

Hiwarat Fikriya, la nouvelle émission d’entretiens filmés de Legal Agenda, a rencontré l’historienne et féministe décoloniale Françoise Vergès. Avec elle…

  |   02/07/2024

Media, Tunisia, Videos

“Pre-trial Detention” Management:  Post-crisis Challenges in Lebanon

“Pre-trial Detention” Management: Post-crisis Challenges in Lebanon

  This report has been produced with assistance of the European Union. The content of this report is the sole…

,   |   19/03/2025

Lebanon, Studies & Papers

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