Supreme Constitutional Court
Court to consider controversial political rights law before presidential runoff
Egypt
June 6, 2012
Court to consider controversial political rights law before presidential runoff
The Supreme Constitutional Court will begin considering controversial changes to the Political Rights Law on 14 June, court spokesperson Maher…
Supreme Constitutional Court has not set a date to consider political isolation law, says official
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Supreme Constitutional Court has not set a date to consider political isolation law, says official
Maher al-Beheiry, senior vice president of the Supreme Constitutional Court, said on Monday that the court has not yet set…
Maher al-Beheiry to lead Constitutional Court in troubled political scene
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Maher al-Beheiry to lead Constitutional Court in troubled political scene
The general assembly of Egypt’s influential Supreme Constitutional Court has agreed to appoint judge Maher al-Beheiry as its chairman, succeeding…
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Expatriate Coptic group wants Parliament dissolved after presidential election
A Geneva-based international law firm representing Coptic expatriates sent an official memo on Monday to Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of…
It is all political when it comes to Sharia
Opinion
May 17, 2012
It is all political when it comes to Sharia
The issue of requiring the principles of Islamic Sharia to be the main, and sometimes the sole, source of legislation…
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Supreme Constitutional Court in new standoff with Parliament
Judges at the Supreme Constitutional Court have leveled a scathing criticism of the People’s Assembly over proposed legislation that would…
Egypt’s administrative judiciary dangerously meets politics
Opinion
May 14, 2012
Egypt’s administrative judiciary dangerously meets politics
One of the most remarkable new phenomena to appear on Egypt’s political scene since the revolution has been a radical…
Constitutional path remains in limbo leaving power sharing unresolved
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Constitutional path remains in limbo leaving power sharing unresolved
In light of the imminent failure of political groups to draft a permanent constitution before a new president is elected,…
Update: Court suspends presidential election, decision to be appealed Thursday
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Update: Court suspends presidential election, decision to be appealed Thursday
A court suspended the presidential election scheduled to take place in two weeks in a decision Wednesday evening, saying that…
FJP: Military rulers cannot dissolve Parliament if court rules election invalid
Egypt
May 9, 2012
FJP: Military rulers cannot dissolve Parliament if court rules election invalid
Leaders from the Freedom and Justice and the Nour Party said Egypt’s military leaders would not have the right to…