{"id":13092,"date":"2026-04-23T06:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsader.tedmob.com\/?page_id=13092"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:26:34","slug":"sader-legal-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newsader.tedmob.com\/en\/sader-legal-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"SADER Legal Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SADER Legal Archive Since 1863<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A primary reference documenting Lebanon\u2019s legal, cultural, and institutional history through more than 160 years of continuous institutional activity since 1863.
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Researcher and Institution<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Note from the Custodian of the SADER Legal Archives<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
The SADER Legal Archive is considered one of the most prominent private documentary collections documenting Lebanon\u2019s legal, political, cultural, and social history.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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The collection systematically preserves the evolution of legal systems across multiple phases:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t

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  • \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tOttoman Imperial Laws<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tRegulations of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  • \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tLegislation during the French Mandate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    The collection also includes essential legal sources, including:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t

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    • \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Judicial Journal (the first legal periodical in the Levant)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      Charles Hayek<\/div>

      Archive Curator<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      \u201cThe archive does not merely document the substance of the law; it also traces the paths through which legal knowledge has been produced and developed over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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