Constitutional declaration
No timeout in Egypt’s judicial battles
Opinion
July 29, 2012
No timeout in Egypt’s judicial battles
Egyptians who feel buffeted by one startling judicial ruling after another seem at first glance to have been given a…
FJP leaders call on Morsy to issue new constitutional declaration
Egypt
July 14, 2012
FJP leaders call on Morsy to issue new constitutional declaration
Prominent figures form Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, have called on President Mohamed Morsy…
Thousands protest Constitutional Declaration
Egypt
July 13, 2012
Thousands protest Constitutional Declaration
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to protest the Constitutional Declaration, in what they called the Friday…
Socialist Party calls for national consensus meeting
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Socialist Party calls for national consensus meeting
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party issued a call on Thursday to convene a national consensus meeting where different political parties…
Revolutions are above the law
Opinion
July 12, 2012
Revolutions are above the law
The concept of revolutionary legitimacy became predominant in the early days of Arab revolutions, reflecting a unified popular will to…
SCAF strikes from the legal trenches
Opinion
June 23, 2012
SCAF strikes from the legal trenches
Days after the breakout of the 25 January revolt and before the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, his chief spy, Omar…
Egypt transitions away from democracy
Opinion
June 22, 2012
Egypt transitions away from democracy
On 1 July, Egypt’s military rulers have promised to “hand over” power in a grand ceremony to be broadcast across…
Court to consider lawsuit against election results
Egypt
June 21, 2012
Court to consider lawsuit against election results
A lawsuit demanding the annulment of the 16 and 17 June runoff election results will be reviewed by the Administrative…
Jama’a al-Islamiya rejects SCAF-issued constitutional supplement
Egypt
June 19, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya rejects SCAF-issued constitutional supplement
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s consultancy council has said it rejects the addendum made by the ruling military council to the Constitutional Declaration,…
Political powers call for protest of Constitutional Declaration supplement
Egypt
June 19, 2012
Political powers call for protest of Constitutional Declaration supplement
Political powers have called for a protest in Tahrir Square Tuesday to reject the Constitutional Declaration supplement issued by the…