The incorporation of the Right to a Free Press in the First Amendment: the outcome of a long-lasting political discord. Civil liberties flourished in America even before the adoption of the Constitution in 1788. As a result, events limiting or restraining liberties always made a loud noise and resonated strongly in public debates. When it […]
Legal study on the dichotomy between public health and personal autonomy. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of many worldwide, and ended many others. This has caused pharmaceutical companies to rush and produce vaccines, which were then endorsed by governments worldwide. There exists today a political and legal discussion on this […]
تعد الانتخابات أحد مقومات وأسس نظام الحكم الصالح والحياة الديمقراطية، وتعد أيضا الوسيلة التي يستطيع المواطنون من خلالها حماية حرياتهم وحقوقهم المدنية كما ويعتبر حق الاقتراع من أهم الحقوق السياسية الاساسية التي يتمتع بها المواطن في بلده ويستطيع من خلاله التعبير عن رأيه وانتمائه بحرية ويحدد عادة في الدساتير. يشير الدستور اللبناني في هذا المجال […]
The Lebanese Republic does not currently have a comprehensive Defense Strategy. This paper explores the reasons for this oversight and the legal and constitutional mechanisms surrounding such a policy. Finally, this paper proposes a Defense Strategy for the Lebanese Republic. Not comprehensive by any means, this proposed Defense Strategy nevertheless discusses Lebanon’s assets in light of its geopolitical status and posits propositions in the matter of geography, military, water security, economy, human capital, intelligence, and finally oil & gas. This proposition has a self-admitted hamartia – it does not account for Hezbollah and other armed groups, as to do so would be impossible given the diplomatic intricacy and sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the matter of Hezbollah and other armed groups is one of the main reasons why there is no Lebanese Defense Strategy to begin with. The Lebanese Republic must determine whether or not Hezbollah et al. are a national asset or a national threat, something that it has so far failed to do. This paper does not take a position on the matter.
The Lebanese Republic does not currently have a comprehensive Defense Strategy. This paper explores the reasons for this oversight and the legal and constitutional mechanisms surrounding such a policy. Finally, this paper proposes a Defense Strategy for the Lebanese Republic. Not comprehensive by any means, this proposed Defense Strategy nevertheless discusses Lebanon’s assets in light of its geopolitical status and posits propositions in the matter of geography, military, water security, economy, human capital, intelligence, and finally oil & gas. This proposition has a self-admitted hamartia – it does not account for Hezbollah and other armed groups, as to do so would be impossible given the diplomatic intricacy and sensitivity of the matter. Indeed, the matter of Hezbollah and other armed groups is one of the main reasons why there is no Lebanese Defense Strategy to begin with. The Lebanese Republic must determine whether or not Hezbollah et al. are a national asset or a national threat, something that it has so far failed to do. This paper does not take a position on the matter.
بعد هول الفاجعة الّتي حلّت في ٤ آب ٢٠٢٠ على اللّبنانيّين عموماً وأهالي الضّحايا والشّهداء خصوصاً، استبشر هؤلاء خيراً بتعيين محقّقاً عدليّاً جديداً وهو القاضي طارق البيطار خلفاً للقاضي فادي صوّان الّذي “نُحِّيَ” عن الملفّ . وبعد قسطٍ من الوقت أخذه القاضي بيطار للتّعمّق في درس ملفّه خرج بسلسلة ادّعاءاتٍ طالت رئيس حكومة تصريف الأعمال […]
مبدأ فصل السلطات: جاءَ الدستور اللبناني ليعلن عن ميلاد الدولة اللبنانية، التي اكتمل وجودها بوضعه وليؤكد على أنّ لبنان هو وطن سيّد حر مستقل ونهائي لكافة ابنائه وليكرّس مبدأ المساواة بإعتبار ان حقوق وواجبات المواطنين تجاه موطنهم هي واحدة دون تمايز او تفضيل بينهم. كما انه حدد طبيعة النظام السائد في لبنان وبناءً على ذلك […]