Supreme Constitutional Court
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…
Court to issue verdict on law barring Ahmed Shafiq Thursday
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Court to issue verdict on law barring Ahmed Shafiq Thursday
The Supreme Administrative Court will consider on Thursday an appeal by the Presidential Elections Commission against a ruling issued on…
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Update: Constitutional court commissioners to issue report on Parliament’s constitutionality in a month
Hatem Bagato, head commissioner of the Supreme Constitutional Court, has delayed submitting to a respected legal body a report on…
Source: Court entitled to review amendment to political rights law
Egypt
April 26, 2012
Source: Court entitled to review amendment to political rights law
The Supreme Constitutional Court is entitled to review a Parliament-approved bill barring former regime figures from running in the presidential…