The Supreme Council (المجلس الأعلى) of
Lebanon
Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
is a judicial body charged with trying presidents and ministers in matters of impeachment.
Article 80 of the
Constitution of Lebanon specifies that the Supreme Council consists of seven deputies elected by the Chamber of Deputies and of eight of the highest-ranking Lebanese judges.
History
In the wake of the
2020 Beirut port explosion, Speaker
Nabih Berri
Nabih Mustafa Berri ( ; born 28 January 1938) is a Lebanese politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon since 1992. He heads the Amal Movement and its parliamentary wing, Development and Liberation Bloc.
Early lif ...
proposed that the Supreme Council "be elected to try presidents and ministers".
See also
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Constitutional Council (Lebanon)
References
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Appellate courts
1926 establishments in Lebanon
Law of Lebanon