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State Council judges agree to supervise referendum
Egypt
December 3, 2012
State Council judges agree to supervise referendum
The Special Council, which is the highest administrative authority of the State Council, on Monday agreed to supervise the referendum…
Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Supreme Judicial Council agrees to supervise vote on constitution
The Supreme Judicial Council has agreed to supervise a referendum on a draft constitution, a legal adviser to President Mohamed…
National Salvation Front supports Judges Club referendum boycott
Egypt
December 3, 2012
National Salvation Front supports Judges Club referendum boycott
The National Salvation Front voiced support for the Judges Club board’s decision not to supervise the referendum on the new…
Egyptian judges’ body urges referendum boycott
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Egyptian judges’ body urges referendum boycott
An influential body representing Egyptian judges will urge its members not to supervise a 15 December referendum on a draft…
Update: When constitution goes to the polls, judges may stay home
Egypt
November 29, 2012
Update: When constitution goes to the polls, judges may stay home
It is unlikely that judges would agree to supervise a public referendum on the new constitution unless President Mohamed Morsy…
The revolution in crisis
Opinion
November 27, 2012
The revolution in crisis
In periodic visits to Egypt since the revolution, I have been startled by the deteriorating public discourse and the manner…
Monday’s papers: The aftermath of Morsy’s declaration
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Monday’s papers: The aftermath of Morsy’s declaration
Almost all local newspapers highlight the massive stock market plunge on their front pages Monday. In the third largest single-day drop…
Court to rule on replacing Constituent Assembly case judges in September
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Court to rule on replacing Constituent Assembly case judges in September
The State Council’s Administrative Court on Monday set a 24 September date to rule on a request submitted by Muslim…
Three former judges sent to jail over High Court break-in
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Three former judges sent to jail over High Court break-in
Sharabiya Misdemeanor Court on Monday sentenced three former judges to 26 months in prison for attempting to break into the…
Judges’ movement announces Morsy victory in unofficial vote count
Egypt
June 20, 2012
Judges’ movement announces Morsy victory in unofficial vote count
The Judges for Egypt movement has declared Freedom and Justice Party Mohamed Morsy candidate as the winner of the presidential…