Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The political carousel that has been spinning during the past few days in Egypt is reminiscent of a saying that goes "why taking the long road while there is a shortcut available".
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2012
[Editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman: we received this analysis from a friend of Arab-West Report. It is an interesting analysis but I do not fully agree and made my remarks in the text below.
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday, June 14th about two major political cases that had been brought before court:
Were the past parliamentary elections constitutional?
Is the Political Isolation Law Parliament passed valid? This law bans members of the former regime from...
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) has ceased its activities because of the 'disrespectful manner' of some members of parliament towards the Committee.
For its part, the People's Assembly has referred the amendments to the presidential elections law to the Supreme Constitutional...
Date of source: Friday, November 25, 2011
A recent Constitutional declaration added new texts that cover the civility of the state and a democratic rule, in addition to giving the sovereignty of the state to the people regardless of their religion.
Some people believe that these texts will not be achieved because the same Constitutional...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 2010
The article highlights the controversial judgment of second marriage for Copts. The judgment of second marriage of Copts raised a crisis between the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Institutional Court when the latter repealed the judgment.
The Council of State's counselor believes that...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Muhammad Badī', the Muslim Brotherhood's general guide, threaten to pursue the parliament in front of the Supreme Administrative Court and the Supreme Constitutional Court to have verdicts issued that would render the parliament null and void.
He adds that the nation's will was rigged for the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Pope Shenouda III’s lawyer, Ramses al-Najjār, denied the Church’s alleged disapproval of the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling in favor of Hānī Wasfī, obliging the Pope to issue permits for Copts to remarry.
He explained that although the Supreme Administrative Court turned down the writ...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Human rights activist and Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, is organizing a demonstration to take place on September 11th outside the Supreme Court of Egypt. This demonstration will protest against the mass burning of the Qur'ān scheduled for the same day, organized by American Priest...
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2012
Another session in the trial of the suspects in the case of the attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī was scheduled for April 18, 2010. The suspects’ defense refuted the decision to refer the case to the State Security court, asking instead to refer it to the Supreme Constitutional Court. One of the three...