constitution
NAC: judiciary should decide when to write constitution
Egypt
June 13, 2011
NAC: judiciary should decide when to write constitution
The National Association for Change (NAC) is collecting signatures on a letter requesting Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to delegate authority…
Moussa rejects ‘constitution first’ mantra
Egypt
June 13, 2011
Moussa rejects ‘constitution first’ mantra
Potential presidential candidate Amr Moussa on Sunday criticized calls made by a number of political groups to draft a new…
ElBaradei backs constitution before elections in TV interview
Egypt
June 13, 2011
ElBaradei backs constitution before elections in TV interview
As the divide over when a new constitution should be drafted widens, potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei reiterated his support for…
Egyptian rights groups call for new constitution before elections
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Egyptian rights groups call for new constitution before elections
Egyptian human rights groups called on Egypt’s military rulers on Thursday to implement a new constitution before conducting parliamentary and…
Human rights council joins call to draft constitution before elections
Egypt
June 3, 2011
Human rights council joins call to draft constitution before elections
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday called for writing a new constitution for a democratic state that…
Judicial expert calls for new constitution before elections
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Judicial expert calls for new constitution before elections
A judicial expert has called upon Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to amend the interim constitution…
Presidential candidate Bastawisy criticizes military council
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Presidential candidate Bastawisy criticizes military council
Presidential candidate Hisham al-Bastawisy has blamed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for last Friday's demonstrations in Tahrir Square,…
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Military legal advisor demands special status for the army in the new constitution
Major-General Mamdouh Shain, legal advisor to the Egyptian defense minister, called on Thursday for a special status for the armed…
Moussa urges postponement of Egypt’s parliament poll
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Moussa urges postponement of Egypt’s parliament poll
Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa called for deferring the country's upcoming parliamentary polls, scheduled for September. Moussa's call was made…
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
Egypt
May 9, 2011
Democratic constitution faces hurdle: Egypt’s past
Many criticisms have been leveled at Egypt’s military rulers for drafting a 63-article interim Constitutional Declaration without consulting the country’s…