Dispute Resolution Committee: Taif Accord
Implementations
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1989
The Constitutional Council, as envisioned in the Taif Accord was empowered to look after the constitutionality of laws as well as settle disputes related to contests emanating from presidential and parliamentary elections. While presidential elections took place in November 1989, the Constitutional Council did not materialize prior to holdings of elections even the article 19 of Lebanon’s constitution had provided for that.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1990
Constitutional Council did not materialize in 1990.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1991
Constitutional Council did not materialize in 1991.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1992
While presidential elections took place in November 1989 and the Parliamentary elections were held in 1992, the Constitutional Council did not materialize in 1992.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1993
At a Ramadan dinner banquet on 18 March 1993, Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri discussed the government’s eagerness to speed up the establishment of the Constitutional Council and said that the government would soon refer to the Chamber of Deputies.[fn]”Lebanon; Prime Minister Sets Out Priorities in Reconstruction and Reconciliation,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 20, 1993.[/efn_note] The bill was approved on 25 June 1993. According to the law, “the Constitutional Council will be composed of 10 members, half of whom to be appointed by the house of representatives and the other half nominated by the government. council members, whose age cannot exceed 74 years at the time of nomination, will have to be the present or former judges or university professors of law with at least 20 years of working experience.”[fn]”Lebanon’s parliament approve establishment of constitutional council,” Xinhua General News Service, June 25, 1993.[/efn_note] The council was established under law No. 250 of 1993; and revised by by-laws under law 243 of 2000.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1994
However delayed, the Constitutional Council was established in 1993.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1995
No developments observed this year.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1996
The Constitutional Council struck down the election law that was passed by the parliament in July of 1993.1 The government, then, amended the bill in August 1993.
Dispute Resolution Committee – 1997
No further developments observed.