The rule of law in Lebanon is characterized by an inconsistency in the law itself, in addition to a disparity between law and practice. The 1990 amendments to the Lebanese Constitution lodged the basic structures for the rule of law, while simultaneously including the very system that along with various other realities undermined the establishment of the ’State of Law’. This system is known as Ta’efiya, or confessionalism, a system that distributes political and institutional power proportionally among Christian and Muslim sects.  Passed as a temporary mechanism for embracing religious and sectarian diversity, confessionalism, was transformed from a mechanism for partnership and peaceful coexistence to a tool that compromises the prevalence of the law. Post war governments focused on rebuilding infrastructure and promoting economic growth instead of a top down reform approach that strengthens and develops institutions to which the legislative, executive and judicial powers devolve.  Successive and protracted political and economic crisis continue to hamper the strengthening of the rule of law despite the political discourse that poses the rule of law as a solution to the crisis. Accordingly, the implementation process of the rule of law in Lebanon has been progressing along a vicious circular track.