A judge for the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on Monday asked that the Trial Chamber initiate proceedings in absentia for four wanted suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime...
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The Lebanese Parliament on Monday approved a new election law as part of a peace deal between pro- and anti-Syrian groups within the country. Many of the provisions included in the law, which guarantees candidates...
Lebanon legislators call for constitutional change to fill vacant presidency
Leading legislators from Lebanon's majority party were expected to file a petition in parliament Thursday seeking a constitutional amendment to allow Gen. Michel Suleiman to become president of Lebanon. Under the current Lebanese constitution ,...
Lebanon government urges constitutional change to fill vacant presidency
The Lebanese government Monday presented a draft law to amend the Lebanese constitution so that Gen. Michel Suleiman can become president of Lebanon. Under the present Lebanese constitution the presidency cannot be held by...
An emerging deal to select a new Lebanese president ran into a roadblock Friday as political factions in Lebanon's parliament failed to agree on mechanisms for changing a problematic constitutional provision. The favored candidate to replace now ex-president Emile...
Lebanon slides into constitutional crisis as president ends term without successor
Lebanon slid into constitutional crisis Friday as pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud purported to declare a "state of emergency" and hand security responsibility to the army in a vaguely worded statement issued just before leaving office midnight at...
Lebanon's Supreme Judicial Council convened Monday to discuss the nomination of 12 Lebanese judges to be considered by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for appointment to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon , established under UN Security Council Resolution 1757...
Unilateral UN Hariri tribunal establishment draws local criticism
Lebanese National Assembly speaker Nabih Berri joined Syria Thursday in condemning the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1757 unilaterally establishing an ad hoc tribunal to investigate and try suspects in the...
UN Security Council narrowly approves Hariri tribunal for Lebanon
The UN Security Council Wednesday approved a resolution to establish an ad hoc international tribunal to investigate and try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri [JURIST news...
US and allies circulate Security Council resolution for Hariri tribunal
The United States, France, and the United Kingdom circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday, which if approved will unilaterally establish a tribunal under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to investigate and try suspects in the...