In Re: Article 534, Criminal Court of Al-Bitroun (2 December 2009)
Procedural Posture The defendants, both male, were charged with having “unnatural sexual intercourse” under Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code. Facts On 29 February 2007, members of a police patrol found the defendants in a car that was parked by the side of the...
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The ICJ has established an Expert Legal Inquiry to investigate whether and to what extent the Israeli Forces and Hezbollah violated international humanitarian and human rights laws during the Lebanon conflict.
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