Legal Port Diaries
Impunity
This paper argues that Lebanon has become "a school of impunity". Since the general amnesty law No. 84 of 1991, which spared those responsible for the crimes of the civil war from prosecution, the…
Read the introduction →Immunity During The Beirut Port Investigation
The first issue of Port Diaries. Between 22 September and 31 December 2021, former ministers Nohad Machnouk, Ali Hassan Khalil, Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Fenianos filed thirteen lawsuits against the judicial investigator, Judge Tarek…
Read the introduction →Suspension From Work Duties
From the day Judge Tarek Bitar took over the port explosion file on 20 February 2021 until 15 January 2022, he was forced to stop work for 80 days, and the count kept rising,…
Read the introduction →Judicial Council
The Beirut port explosion was referred to the Judicial Council. What is this court? The paper explains how it is formed, how a case is brought before it, which crimes it hears, and what…
Read the introduction →The Victims and The Compensation
Every harm calls for compensation. This paper looks at what "victim" and "compensation" mean in international law, and at Lebanese law, which does not clearly define who counts as a victim or who is…
Read the introduction →Justice and History Report – 2022
"For the sake of justice… and history": a report by the families of the Beirut port explosion victims and the people affected by it, prepared under the guidance of the Foundation for Human and…
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