Lebanon: Judicial Reforms Positive, But Fall Short

Lebanon: Judicial Reforms Positive, But Fall Short

Click to expand Image Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and members of the Lebanese government attend a parliament session in Beirut, July 15, 2025. © 2025 Emilie Madi/Reuters (Beirut) – A law that Lebanon’s parliament adopted on July 31, 2025, includes positive reforms for Lebanon’s judiciary but falls short of guaranteeing judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today. The law includes some advances in terms of judicial independe…