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Egypt: Stereotypical charges and legal framework of pretrial detention

2021EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 18, 2021 17:06 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-stereotypical-charges-and-legal-framework-of-pretrial-detention/ The political and human rights activists arrested by security forces are always subjected to several recurrent stereotypical accusations, derived from the Egyptian Penal Code (Law No. 58 of 1937), the Anti-Terrorism Law...

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Egypt: Prosecution’s recycling of cases against dissidents

2021EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSherif Hilali
November 18, 2021 16:17 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Sherif Hilali Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-prosecutions-recycling-of-cases-against-dissidents/ Case recycling is a term that has become well-known in Egyptian human rights circles and even at the international level, and related to the Egyptian judicial system. Case recycling occurs when the prosecution brings a new case against...

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Egypt’s Constitutional Court Half a Century of Transformations

2021Abbas QabbariEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesJudicial AffairsPaper
October 26, 2021 15:01 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abbas Qabbari Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-constitutional-court-half-a-century-of-transformations/ In September 2021, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) marked its golden jubilee (the 50th. anniversary of its inception), as it was established under the 1971 Constitution to succeed the High Court, which had been...

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Human Rights In Egypt Between Law And Reality (2)

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsNoura El HafianePaper
August 23, 2021 14:25 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Noura El Hafiane Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/human-rights-in-egypt-between-law-and-reality-2/ The previous part of the study addressed the key rights and freedoms that are widely violated by the authorities in Egypt despite the international and regional treaties, agreements and covenants as well as the Egyptian Constitution itself...

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Human Rights In Egypt Between Law And Reality (1)

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsNoura El HafianePaper
August 09, 2021 14:44 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Noura El Hafiane Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/human-rights-in-egypt-between-law-and-reality-1/ Since the 3 July 2013 coup d’etat, Egypt has been witnessing serious human rights violations and repression of basic freedoms, where Egyptians who reject the hegemony of military rule have been exposed to countless killings, torture...

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Egypt’s Constitutional Court Amendments: The International System On Its Own Terms

2021CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsMai El-SadanyPaperYasmin Omar
July 12, 2021 14:16 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): MAI EL-SADANY and YASMIN OMAR Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/84941 New amendments to the law governing Egypt’s highest court are the latest in a series of steps intended to eat away at the international system; however, they threaten to further isolate the country and insert its judiciary into contentious foreign relations. Read more at original...

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Co-opting cybersecurity in Egypt

2021Atlantic CouncilBassant HassibCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJames ShiresJudicial AffairsPaper
May 11, 2021 13:58 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Bassant Hassib and James Shires Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/co-opting-cybersecurity-in-egypt/ Cybersecurity is a key area of contest for digitalized politics, especially in uncertain and turbulent situations. Nowhere is this more starkly illustrated than in states such as Egypt, where the period since the January 2011...

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Lawyering for Change: Q&A with Ahmed Ezzat on Egypt

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
April 19, 2021 13:52 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/qa-with-ahmed-ezzat-on-egypt/ Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, lawyers work to support those organizing on-the-ground; to mobilize the legal community; and to bring about systemic change. In Lawyering for Change, TIMEP’s Legal Unit conducts a...

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Egyptian Lawyers: A Story of Continued Resistance

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYasmin Omar
April 06, 2021 13:56 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-lawyers-a-story-of-resistance/ It’s no secret that being a lawyer isn’t a walk in the park—the stress, long hours, ever-changing laws, and serious responsibility makes it a hard choice. Today in Egypt, it’s also a risky choice—one that in recent years has led...

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Egypt: Making Exceptions Doesn’t End Discrimination Against Women Judges

2021Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperRadwa ElsamanWilson CentreWomen Affairs
March 25, 2021 14:05 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): Radwa Elsaman Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/egypt-making-exceptions-doesnt-end-discrimination-against-women-judges Women are still discriminated against concerning access to judicial jobs. Solutions to this discrimination include the strict application of the rule of law. Read more at original link

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The Biden Administration and the Middle East: Policy Recommendations for a Sustainable Way Forward

2021Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsHealthHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMiddle East InstituteMilitary AffairsMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk PaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
March 11, 2021 15:16 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk and various other experts Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/biden-administration-and-middle-east-policy-recommendations-sustainable-way-forward As Joe Biden enters office his administration faces an overwhelming domestic agenda and myriad foreign policy challenges. Reinforcing relations with European allies and...

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