judicial authority law
Judicial authority refers to president to solve new bill crisis
Egypt
March 30, 2017
Judicial authority refers to president to solve new bill crisis
The crisis surrounding the newly-announched amendments to the judicial authority bill escalated on Wednesday as the advisory council of judges'…
State Council judges: new Judicial Authority Law pushes Egypt into dark tunnel
Egypt
March 29, 2017
State Council judges: new Judicial Authority Law pushes Egypt into dark tunnel
The Parliament's decision on Sunday to approve the draft amendments to the Judicial Authority Law, regarding how heads of judicial…
Egypt’s parliament approves new law on Judicial Authority
Egypt
March 28, 2017
Egypt’s parliament approves new law on Judicial Authority
The House of Representatives on Monday approved a new draft law on Judicial Authority, which includes amendments to some articles…
Update: Morsy will protect judiciary from assault, says president’s office
Egypt
April 22, 2013
Update: Morsy will protect judiciary from assault, says president’s office
President Mohamed Morsy’s office issued a statement late Monday night regarding Morsy’s meeting with members of the Supreme Judicial Council,…
Mekky was a safety valve for judges, says Justice Ministry spokesperson
Egypt
April 21, 2013
Mekky was a safety valve for judges, says Justice Ministry spokesperson
Justice Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Sallam has said that had Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky resigned after the constitutional declaration in November,…
President discusses controversial law with Supreme Judicial Council
Egypt
April 21, 2013
President discusses controversial law with Supreme Judicial Council
The president is contacting the Supreme Judicial Council and the Judges Club to end the controversy over the Judicial Authority…
ElBaradei: Shura Council tampering with freedoms, judicial independence
Egypt
April 21, 2013
ElBaradei: Shura Council tampering with freedoms, judicial independence
Opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the Islamist-dominated Shura Council, describing it as incompetent and saying it tried to undermine freedoms…
Update: At least 49 injured in High Court clashes, say officials
Egypt
April 19, 2013
Update: At least 49 injured in High Court clashes, say officials
Central Security Forces have been deployed to the area around the High Court as violent clashes erupted between Muslim Brotherhood…
The people want a free judiciary
Egypt
March 22, 2012
The people want a free judiciary
While grappling with many unattended revolutionary demands, Egypt has witnessed during recent months a series of high profile court cases…