Amnesty Law

Organisation: 
Lebanese Government
Type of Organisation: 
Local Government
Launched in: 
1991
Description: 
Issued by the first post-civil war Lebanese government in August 1991, the General Amnesty Law had retrospectively exempted Lebanese war-protagonists from legal liability for all crimes committed before March 28, 1991.
Resources: 
Jonathan Hall (2009): Displacing Evil: The 1991 Lebanese Amnesty, the City and the Possibility of Justice. http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/hall-paper.pdf
Overall Objective: 
Justice and Non-Recurrence
Initiative's Approach: 
Amnesty and Laws
Target Group: 
Political Parties
Geographic Area: 
Nationwide
Status: 
Completed