Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC)
Islamists: parliamentary elections will be held next year
Egypt
May 26, 2013
Islamists: parliamentary elections will be held next year
The Supreme Constitutional Court's ruling on the constitutionality of several articles of the parliamentary elections law will postpone the elections…
Laws on parliamentary elections and political rights ruled unconstitutional
Egypt
May 25, 2013
Laws on parliamentary elections and political rights ruled unconstitutional
On Saturday, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) declared several articles within the parliamentary elections law and the political practice law…
The court’s last breath
Egypt
December 31, 2012
The court’s last breath
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) resumed work after supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Salafi groups who were besieging…
Supreme Court to consider Shura Council, Constituent Assembly legality
Egypt
December 30, 2012
Supreme Court to consider Shura Council, Constituent Assembly legality
The Supreme Constitutional Court has set 15 January as its deadline for reviewing all pending cases, including those related…
Face offs between the judiciary and the president look likely to continue in 2013
Egypt
December 28, 2012
Face offs between the judiciary and the president look likely to continue in 2013
As the year comes to a close, the judiciary’s engrossing plotline culminates with quite a dramatic scene: stones hurled and…
A guide to constitutional controversies
Egypt
October 24, 2012
A guide to constitutional controversies
Even following the release of a first draft of the constitution, debate continues to simmer within the Constituent Assembly. Seventeen…
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
Egypt
October 24, 2012
The court, the Brothers and the constitution
Amid an ongoing power struggle between the judiciary and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, the fate of the Brotherhood-dominated Constituent Assembly…
SCC doesn’t yet know where Morsy will swear oath, says spokesperson
Egypt
June 25, 2012
SCC doesn’t yet know where Morsy will swear oath, says spokesperson
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) has not yet been notified if President-elect Mohamed Morsy will be sworn in before…
New president should swear oath before Constituent Assembly, says Jama’a al-Islamiya
Egypt
June 18, 2012
New president should swear oath before Constituent Assembly, says Jama’a al-Islamiya
The new president should be sworn in before the elected Constituent Assembly, which should begin work on the new constitution…
Brotherhood challenges court’s dissolution of Parliament
Egypt
June 16, 2012
Brotherhood challenges court’s dissolution of Parliament
In a new development that could further complicate Egypt’s troubled transition, the Muslim Brotherhood has challenged a court ruling that…