Date of publication:

09/24/2026

Lebanon

Do domestic laws and policies provide for the exclusion from refugee status who are deemed ‘undeserving’ of international protection as refugees? 

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

Lebanon's domestic laws and policies do not fully adhere to international standards regarding exclusion from refugee status. While Article 29 of the 1962 Law on Entry and Exit grants the committee the power to refuse, cancel, or limit asylum, it does not explicitly outline grounds for such decisions. This provision falls short of meeting international standards for exclusion clauses.

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Law Regulating the Entry of Foreign Nationals into, Their Residence in and Their Departure from Lebanon

    Legal provision

    Article 29 - Refusal to grant asylum

    The committee may refuse to grant asylum or may cancel it at any time or limit it by requiring the person, for example, to remain in a specific place.