The most notable set of codified laws is the Code des Obligations et des Contrats promulgated in 1932 and equivalent to the French Civil Code. Capital punishment is still de facto used to sanction certain crimes, but no longer enforced. The Lebanese court system consists of three levels: courts of first instance, courts of appeal, and the court of cassation. The Constitutional Council rules on constitutionality of laws and electoral frauds. There also is a system of religious courts having jurisdiction over personal status matters within their own communities, with rules on matters such as marriage and inheritance.
the moST NOtable Set oF CODIFiEd LaWs Is the cODe des oblIgatIonS eT des contraTS pRomulGated in 1932 ANd eqUiVAlent to tHe frenCh cIvil CodE. caPital punisHment is stilL DE fActo useD to sanctIon cErtaIN CrImes, buT no longer enfOrcEd. tHE lebAnesE cOUrt sySTem CONSIsts oF thREe LeVeLs: coURtS of firsT InstancE, couRts of aPpEaL, And ThE cOurT of cassaTion. tHE coNstiTutIOnal CounCiL rUles oN consTITutIonalIty of lawS anD eleCTorAl fRAuDs. tHEre AlsO Is A SysTEm of reLigIous courtS HAvinG jurisdiction Over personal STatus mAtTerS WithIn theiR oWn cOmMUnitIEs, with rUleS oN matteRs SUCh AS maRriagE AnD InheritANce.