Latest in Tag: SCC Highlight
Latest in Tag: SCC

SCC to host National Day Celebration on Thursday evening: Club Manager
Celebration to be held with participation of SEBA, embassy, business community

SCC postpones session on Red Sea islands case to 21 January
Verdict expected on 3 March

Supreme Constitutional Court names Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek as new chief
The assembly was held in order to select an alternative for the retiring Adly Mansour

Prosecution appeals release of Mohamed Mahmoud detainees on bail
Court session scheduled for Monday to rule on prosecutionâs appeal
Al-Sisi ratifies new SCC law amendments
Amendments allow elections convention before final decisions on elections law constituency

Amended parliamentary laws await presidential approval
Laws amended include those organising exercise of political rights, operation of House of Representatives and electoral districts

Egyptian parliament: To be or not to be?
Senior legal advisors say parliamentary law is unconstitutional
Supreme Constitutional Court overturns clemency ban
By Sharif Paget The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled unconstitutional a decree issued by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) preventing judges from lessening sentences in cases related to unlicensed firearms. Â In 2012, the SCAF amended two articles in the act for acquiring and possessing unlicensed weapons. The amendments state that such crimes …

NGO âshockedâ at continued detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators
Case involves trial of 24 people charged with breaching Protest Law

Protest Law to be appealed before SCC
An NGO and a law centre had both filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the infamous law

Mansour granted top state honour
Former president ended his interim rule on Sunday, 8 June, handing over power to Al-Sisi

Al-Sisi confirmed as president, begins four year term
Interim President completes historic mission: SCC deputy head

State institutions hold no bias toward particular candidate: Mansour
Those who do not participate in political life run risk of being ruled by someone who does not represent their interests, says interim president

Meet the President
Adly Mansour takes oath of office in front of Supreme Constitutional Court’s general assembly

Opposition nominates ElBaradei to negotiate with government
The National Salvation Front and the June 30 Front nominated ElBaradei to represent the opposition in talks with government âto find a solution for this crisisâ.

Experts’ views on Morsi and the judiciary: One Year in Power
Experts weigh in on Morsiâs decisions concerning the Egyptian judicial system

Egyptâs right to information law
Ninety-three countries worldwide have passed right to information (RTI) laws. Among Arab countries, Jordan was the first to take the initiative in 2007, followed by Tunisia in 2011 after the Jasmine revolution, and Yemen in 2012. Now it is Egyptâs turn to pass its right to information law in an attempt to improve economic conditions for investments, establish a system of accountability and fight a long legacy of corruption deeply embedded in the Egyptian state. However, two years after the revolution, the country is still struggling with its draft of an RTI law, mainly due to the implicit resilience and restrictions different parts of the Egyptian government are imposing in the drafting process. The Daily News Egypt untangles the debate around the RTI draft, examines the main issues of the draft and what benefits it may bring to Egypt if it were to be passed.

SCC ruling on officersâ right to vote unpopular
The Freedom and Justice Party says allowing soldiers to vote would undermine national security

SCC approves new chief justice appointment
The Supreme Constitutional Court deputy chief justice Adly Mansour will replace outgoing chief Maher El-Behairy who is set to retire at the end of June

Supreme Constitutional Court: clauses in tax law are unconstitutional
SCC: Certain clauses in the law do not set out criteria to govern authoritiesâ actions

Court to rule on Shura Council next month
The court said the verdict regarding the legality of the Shura Council and Constituent Assembly, a case that began last year, will be announced on 2 June

Court postpones decision on electionsâ appeal
Supreme Administrative Court refers the case to subject committee

Constitutional Court rejects Constituent Assembly dissolution case
The court rejected the case on grounds that since the assembly finished drafting the new constitution and it passed in a referendum, the assembly no longer exists
Review: Authority and opposition appear top priority in columns
After announcing the timing of the parliamentary elections on April 27, Egyptian columnists debate the upcoming political marathon and condemn both the authority and the opposition in dealing with the crisis. Farewell to a hopeful consensus Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk newspaper As President Mohamed Morsi issued his decree to hold parliamentary elections on April …

SCC returns election draft law to Shura Council
Rejected five articles as âunconstitutionalâ

Protest to protect Egyptâs judges
Political groups and parties plan to hold overnight protest outside Supreme Constitutional Court

Constitutional court reconvenes
Supreme Constitutional Court to consider dissolving Shura Council, Constituent Assembly on 15 January
SCC general assembly orders the return of removed judges
Article 233 of the new constitution states that members who are removed from the Constitutional Court are to return to their previous posts

Supreme Constitutional Court besieged again
Judges prevented from entering the highest constitutional court in the country for the second time in a fortnight

SCC postpones all work until further notice
Supreme Constitutional Court judges refuse to work amid protests