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Mira Messelmani currently serves as a judge on Lebanon’s State Council. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Lebanese University and completed her studies in political science at the American University of Beirut. She pursued a master’s degree in public law at the University of Rennes 1 in France.
Lebanon’s judicial independence and the end of impunity
Judicial independence is at the core of any successful democracy, and for decades, this issue has been a matter of public concern in Lebanon. At a time when a credible window of opportunity for change has opened in Lebanon, restoring judicial independence is both a necessity and a prerequisite to enable the judiciary to carry out its duties and end the impunity under which it has historically operated.
