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Decision No. 1 (1995)

Judgment

Question Presented: Whether a law that permits the Prime Minister to exercise his discretionary power to transfer or declare a vacancy for the position of the President of the Supreme Court of char’i jaafarite contradicts the principle of “separation of powers” and should be repealed.

Alleged Acts: The plaintiffs allege that Law No. 46 of 12/1/1995 violates the separation of powers principle enshrined in the Lebanese Constitution and could lead to the abuse of powers. The relevant provision of the law states that the Prime Minister has the power to transfer (or declare vacant the position of) the head of the Supreme Council without approval from a judge or any other body.

Summary: The Chamber of Deputies and the President passed Law No. 46 of 12/1/1995, which allows the Prime Minister to “transfer the President of the Supreme Court of The Sharia afriarite or to make him available.” Applicants argue that this law violates the principle of separation of powers and allows the Prime Minister to abuse his oversight of the Supreme Court. The Constitutional Council found that the applicants’ appeal was backed by “serious reasons,” so the Council ruled that it would immediately and temporarily suspend the law until it could render a decision on the merits of the appeal.

Conclusion: The Constitutional Council of Lebanon suspended the implementation of Law No. 406 of 12/1/1995 without a given condition to end the suspension.

Legal Issue(s)

Applicable Law(s): Article 20 of the Constitution; Article 56, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution

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