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29/11/2012 | Proposal | Final Draft of the Egyptian Constitution

November 29, 2012 in Egypt

Links to the amendment in the following languages:

العربية [kindly provided by Ahram Online]

English – [Support the project - submit available references]

Secondary Materials:

1. Chibli Mallat, Reading the Draft Constitution of Egypt: Setbacks in substance, process, and legitimacy, Ahram Online, December 2, 2012, Link (last visited Dec 2, 2012).
2. UN OHCHR, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, alarmed by Egypt violence and by “major problems” with draft Constitution, United Nations Human Rights, December 7, 2012, Link (last visited Dec 7, 2012).
3. Egypt’s opposition protest on Friday to reject constitutional declaration, draft constitution, Ahram Online, November 29, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
4. Abdel-Rahman Hussein, Egypt to pass draft constitution despite protests, the Guardian, November 30, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
5. Jeffrey Fleishman, Egypt passes rushed draft of constitution amid popular anger, Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
6. Beleaguered Constituent Assembly votes on Egypt’s draft constitution, Ahram Online, November 29, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).

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22/11/2012 | New Constitutional Document | President Morsi Constitutional Declaration Egypt

November 22, 2012 in Egypt

Links to the amendment in the following languages:

العربية

English

Secondary Materials:

1. The new constitutional text of the declaration issued by the Mursi – Editorial, Tahrir News.com, November 22, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
2. Ekram Ibrahim, Salafist support for Morsi limited to recent constitutional declaration, Ahram Online, November 29, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
3. Chibli Mallat, President Morsi: The Dubious Authority of a “Constitutional Declaration”, JURIST, November 29, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
4. English text of Morsi’s Constitutional Declaration, Ahram Online, November 22, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).
5. Egypt president stresses constitutional declaration is “temporary”, “necessary”, Ahram Online, November 30, 2012, Link (last visited Nov 30, 2012).

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10/10/2012 | Proposal | First Draft of the new Egyptian Constitution

October 10, 2012 in Egypt

Links to the amendment in the following languages:

العربية

English – [Support the project - submit available references]

Secondary Materials:

1. Constituent Assembly, دستور مصر : الصفحة الرئيسية‏ Egypt Constitution (2012), Link (last visited Oct 11, 2012).
2. Associated Press, Egypt releases draft of constitution for debate, October 10, 2012, Link (last visited Oct 11, 2012).
جمال عصام الدين, ننشر مسودة الدستور الجديد الأولى التى وضعتها ‘التأسيسية’ للطرح على الرأى العام – بوابة الأهرام 3, Al Ahram, October 10, 2012, Link (last visited Oct 11, 2012).
4. Abigail Hauslohner, Egypt releases partial draft of new constitution, The Washington Post, October 11, 2012, Link (last visited Oct 11, 2012).

Tags: 2010-2019, Draft, Egypt, Proposal
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12/08/2012 | New Constitutional Document | President Morsi Constitutional Declaration Egypt

August 12, 2012 in Egypt

Links to the amendment in the following languages:

العربية

English

Secondary Materials:

1. Bassem Abo Alabass, Sherif Tarek & Ahram Online, Legal experts question legitimacy of Morsi’s constitutional changes, Ahram Online, August 13, 2012, Link (last visited Aug 13, 2012).
2. Randa Ali & Sara Mourad, Morsi’s Sunday surprise met with broad support by Egypt political forces, Ahram Online, August 13, 2012, Link (last visited Aug 13, 2012).
3. Egypt President Mursi explains army chief replacement, BBC News, August 13, 2012, Link (last visited Aug 13, 2012).
4. Egypt’s president asserts authority over army, Al Jazeera English, August 13, 2012, Link (last visited Aug 13, 2012).

Tags: 2010-2019, Egypt, Executive, Legislature, Military, New Constitutional Document
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18/06/2012 | Amendment | SCAF Amendment of Egyptian Constitutional Declaration

June 18, 2012 in Egypt

Links to the amendment in the following languages:

العربية

English

Secondary Materials:

1. Tamim Eylan, Egypt assembly tries to uphold constitution hopes, Reuters, June 18, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 19, 2012).
2. SCAF to amend Constitutional Declaration to gain legislative, financial powers, Egypt Independent, June 18, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012).
3. English text of SCAF amended Egypt Constitutional Declaration, June 18, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012).
4. Egypt’s military grants itself sweeping powers, BBC News, June 18, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012).
5. Jack Shenker, Egypt’s generals act to negate outcome of presidential poll, The Guardian, June 18, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 18, 2012).

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14/06/2012 | Interpretation | Egypt SCC declaring Law 38 of 1972 on Parliament (amended 2011) unconstitutional, dissolving Parliament

June 14, 2012 in Egypt

Links to excerpts of the decision by the Supreme Constitutional Court in the following languages:

العربية

English – [translation provided by RN]

English – [Full judgement]

Secondary Materials:

1. Law No. 38 of 1972 on the People’s Assembly as amended 27/09/2011, العربية , English, see also the entry on this law.
2. Chibli Mallat, Saving Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court from itself, Ahram Online, June 15, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 16, 2012).
3. Egypt dissolves its Parliament, The Boston Globe, June 15, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 15, 2012).
4. Egypt court says whole parliament unconstitutional, orders dissolution, Al Arabiya News, June 14, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 15, 2012).
5. Egypt supreme court calls for parliament to be dissolved, BBC News, May 14, 2012, Link (last visited Jun 15, 2012).

Tags: 2010-2019, Constitutional Court, Egypt, Interpretation
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30/03/2011 | New Constitutional Document | Constitutional Declaration of Egypt

March 30, 2011 in Egypt

Links to the text in the following languages:

العربية

English

Secondary Materials:

1. Ahramonline, Egypt’s constitution: A controversial declaration (2011), Link.
2. RN Advisory Board Member Ayman Nour on the Constituent Assembly, Al Jazeera English, April 2, 2012.	Video The video cannot be shown at the moment. Please try again later.

Tags: 2010-2019, Amendment Procedure, Egypt, Executive, Human Rights, International Law, Islamic Law, Judiciary, Legislature, Military, Minorities, New Constitutional Document, Women
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