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Coll 6/93(1) 'SYRIA: Mixed Courts in Syria (Notes to and from the Syrian Government)' [10r] (19/109)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 24 Sep 1946-29 May 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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The Chamber of Deputies has ratified and the President
of the Republic has published the following Law*-
A, ^Aflgl.f 1 4 clei The Mixed Courts are hereby abolished. All
lawsuits concerning foreigners shall be within the canpetence of
the national Courts and Lebanese Magistrates. However, until
ti;is Lew goes into effect all litigations and proceedings which
were still pending in the Mixed Courts on the date on which this
Law went into effect shall be transferred and decided by the
Courts of Peace, First Instance and Appeal of Beirut, each of
which shall act within its competency and decide cases frcm the
point they have reached.
All final judgnents shall be executed by the ccmpetent
Lebanese Departments.
All the French Magistrates who are now attached to the Mixed
Courts shell discontinue their judicial activity as from the date
on which this Law goes into effect.
The French Magistrates shall receive their due indemnities
and expense in lieu of vacations, travel expense to their country,
and one year's salary as a flat indemnity in return for all the
indemnities to which they may be entitled under their special
Regulations. -
Paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Law dated 14th October, 1944,
and the provisions of Articles 8 to l 6 of Decision No. 324/RL dated
22nd November I 939 , amended by Decision No. 242/FL dated 26th September,
41, and Decision No. 97/LR dated 30 th April, 41, relative to the
Mixed Advisory Board, are hereby revoked, as are all other Laws and
Regulations which are in conflict with this Law and are not in agree
ment with its contents.
This Law shall go into effect on 31st December, I 946 .
Dated 31s t December. 1946 .
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This file relates to the abolition of the mixed courts system that existed under the French Mandate in Syria and Lebanon (a system whereby cases concerning the rights and properties of foreigners were processed by courts usually consisting of two French judges and one local judge, with the proceedings being conducted in French).
The file's principal correspondents are the following: His Majesty's Ambassador in Washington (Archibald Clark Kerr, referred to in the correspondence as Lord Inverchapel); the Secretary of State for India (Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence); the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; officials of the Foreign Office, the Dominions Office, and the British Legation at Damascus.
In addition to correspondence, the file includes copies of translations of two decrees passed by the Lebanese Government. The first, dated 31 December 1946, confirms the abolition of the mixed courts system and the second, dated 9 January 1947, lays out changes to the structure of the country's courts and judiciary.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (53 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 6/93(1) 'SYRIA: Mixed Courts in Syria (Notes to and from the Syrian Government)'
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- 10r:12v
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- Government of Lebanon
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