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Court of Appeals Reinstates the Former General Prosecutor (March 28, 2013) by George Sadek
On March 27, 2013, the Court of Appeals of
Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Council of Ministers Approves Draft Law Allowing Issuance of Islamic Bonds (March 08, 2013) by George Sadek
On February 27, 2013, the Egyptian Council of Ministers approved a draft law allowing the issuance by the government of Islamic ...
Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Supreme Constitutional Court Declares Draft Election Law Unconstitutional (February 20, 2013) by George Sadek
On February 18, 2013,
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Government Decides to Postpone Implementation of Real Property Tax Law (November 09, 2012) by George Sadek
On November 4, 2012,
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Constitutional Court Objects to Its Status in New Draft Constitution (November 01, 2012) by Issam Saliba
The assembly in charge of drafting a new constitution for Egypt released a preliminary draft, available in Arabic, on its ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
President Issues New Constitutional Declaration (August 15, 2012) by George Sadek
On August 12, 2012, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a new constitutional declaration, repealing the June 2012 Declaration issued by the ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Presidential Decree Reinstates the Dissolved Parliament, Court Invalidates Decree (July 12, 2012) by George Sadek
On July 8, 2012, Egypt's recently elected President Muhammed Morsi issued Decree No. 11-2012 to restore the Parliament, which had been ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Supreme Council of Armed Forces Issues a New Supplementary Constitutional Declaration (June 25, 2012) by George Sadek
On June 16, 2012, Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) issued a supplementary constitutional declaration amending provisions of the ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Supreme Constitutional Court Decision Dissolves One-Third of the Parliament (June 18, 2012) by George Sadek
On June 13, 2012, the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court declared two recently drafted laws unconstitutional. The court ruled that paragraph 1 ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Former President Mubarak Sentenced to Life in Prison (June 07, 2012) by George Sadek
On June 2, 2012, the Criminal Court of Egypt sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison. The same sentence ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Legislative Attempt to Help Convicted Terrorists (May 18, 2012) by Issam Saliba
According to an official source in the Egyptian government, a number of Islamist members of Parliament are attempting to pass legislation ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Administrative Court Suspends Presidential Elections and Its Decision is Appealed (May 11, 2012) by George Sadek
On May 9, 2012, the Supreme Administrative Court of Egypt rendered a decision to halt all procedures related to the upcoming ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Draft Law Enhancing Punishment for the Crime of Torture Approved (May 10, 2012) by George Sadek
On May 7, 2012, the Legislative Committee of Egypt's People's Assembly approved the amendment of specific provisions on the crime of ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Egypt
People's Assembly Amends Law of 1996 on Military Judiciary (May 08, 2012) by George Sadek
On May 6, 2012, the Egyptian People's Assembly approved the abolishment of article 6 of the Law on the Military Judiciary. ...
Topic: Military
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Supreme Electoral Commission Disqualifies Ten Candidates from Presidential Race (April 24, 2012) by George Sadek
On April 15, 2012, the Supreme Electoral Commission of Egypt disqualified ten candidates from the upcoming presidential race because they are ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Presidential Candidate Files Lawsuit to Prove That His Mother Is Not an American Citizen (April 17, 2012) by George Sadek
On April 9, 2012, Hazem Salah Abu Ismail filed a lawsuit before the Egyptian Administrative Court to prove that his mother ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Law Drafted to Ban Members of Mubarak's Regime from Running in Presidential Race (April 16, 2012) by George Sadek
On April 10, 2012, the legislative drafting committee of the People's Assembly approved a bill prohibiting individuals who worked closely with ...
Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Administrative Judicial Court Suspends the Constitutional Panel (April 16, 2012) by George Sadek
On April 10, 2012, the Egyptian Administrative Judicial Court issued a decision suspending the constitutional panel. The suspended panel included 100 ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Government Rejects Draft Law on the Impeachment of the President (March 27, 2012) by George Sadek
On March 21, 2012, the Assistant Minister of Justice in the current cabinet rejected the draft law submitted by Members of ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Doctor Acquitted in Virginity Test Case (March 13, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On March 11, 2012, an Egyptian court acquitted Dr. Ahmed Adel, who had been accused of forcing a woman to undergo ...
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Egypt
Last updated: March 28, 2013
