Members of Parliament, have the right to refer to this Council matters that relate to the
constitutionality of laws. The officially recognized heads of religious communities have the
right to refer to this Council laws relating to personal status, the freedom of belief and
religious practice, and the freedom of religious education.
The rules governing the organization, operation, composition of the Council and
referral thereto shall be decided by a special law.
Article 20
(Abrogated by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927
And introduced by the Constitutional Law of September 21 1990)
The judicial power shall be exercised by courts of various degrees and jurisdictions. It
shall function within the limits of an order established by the law and offering accordingly
the necessary guarantees to judges and litigants.
The law shall determine the conditions and limits of the judicial guarantees. The
judges shall be independent in the exercise of their functions. The decisions and judgments of
all courts shall be rendered and executed in the name of the Lebanese People.
Article 21
Every Lebanese citizen who has completed his twenty-first year is an elector provided
he fulfills the conditions stated by the electoral law.
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LEGISLATIVE POWER
Article 22
With the election of the first Chamber of Deputies on a national, non-confessional
basis, a Senate shall be established in which all the religious communities shall be
represented. Its authority shall be limited to major national issues.
Article 23
(Abrogated by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
Article 24
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927
And by order 129 of march 18, 1943,
And by the constitutional law of January 21, 1947,
And by the constitutional law September 21,1990)
The Chamber of Deputies shall be composed of elected members; their number and
the method of their election shall be determined by the electoral laws in effect. Until such
time as the Chamber enacts new electoral laws on a non-confessional basis, the distribution
of seats shall be according to the following principles: