Egypts constitution between 2012 and 2014 with mohammad fadel university of toronto law wednesday, february 8, 2017. The egyptian judiciary shall carry out its mission in defending the constitution, upholding justice and protecting rights and freedoms. Egyptian constitution and international law and standards. The first and most liberal of these was the 1923 constitution, which was promulgated just after britain declared egypts independence.
This is the unofficial translation of the constitution of egypt 2014, as published by the egyptian state information service sis website. Under the previous constitution, the function of the constitutional council was limited to checking the consistency of legislation with the constitution by referral of the president of the republic prior to its promulgation. Should the 2014 egyptian constitution be amended to. It was the second such document since january 2011, and the fourth considering the two temporary constitutions adopted by constitutional declaration in march. The arab republic of egypt is a socialist democratic state based on the alliance of the working forces of the people. Nathalie bernardmaugiron should the 2014 egyptian constitution be amended to increase presidential powers. Even a cursory look at the text of the 2014 egyptian constitution shows that it left many matters for the legislators to decide, including stateislam relations, military trials of civilians, and the independence of the constitutional court. The table also includes the results of the 2012 constitutional poll. Egypts government services portal laws and constitution. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 january 2014.
Comparing three versions of the egyptian constitution. In january 2014, egyptians approved egypts new constitution by an overwhelming majority of. In light of this, the party is expected to mainly focus on running for individual parliamentary seats. A constitutional referendum took place from 1415 january 2014, with the overwhelming majority of voters approving the revised constitution. The following table shows official results of egypts 2014 constitutional referendum. In january 2014, egyptians approved egypt s new constitution by an overwhelming majority of 98. The freedom and justice party and the islamic bloc, which had won 65.
The 2014 egyptian constitution by cornelis hulsman. Pdf this article focuses on womens rights in the egyptian. The constitution of the arab republic of egypt is the fundamental law of egypt the egyptian constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in january 2014. Egypts government services portal egypt constitution. Parliament should reject proposed constitutional amendments. The egyptian constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in january. Draft constitution the version of december 20 refworld. Taking into account the results of the referendum on the amendment of the constitution of the. This is a guest post by nathalie bernardmaugiron, senior researcher, institute of research for development, paris between 1 o and 25 january 2016, the egyptian parliament ratified in 15 days more than 300 lawdecrees.
Egypt is the gift of the nile and the gift of egyptians to humanity. Indepth analysis of the main elements of the new constitution abstract despite cautious liberalisation in a few limited areas, egypts new constitution of january 2014 does not represent a new democratic departure. Public consultations leading to the referendum were selective and weak. The egyptian constitution included a special provision to get optimum benefits from renewable energy, promote its investments, and encourage scientific research in this sector. The constitutional declaration of 2011 was a measure adopted by the supreme council of the armed forces of egypt on 30 march 2011. Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart. This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of egyptians to humanity.
The constitution of the arab republic of egypt is the fundamental law of egypt. Constitution amendment procedure unamendable provisions citizenship requirements for birthright citizenship citizenship restrictions on entry or exit from the state language official or national languages language protection of language use race and ethnicity obligation to transfer wealth toread more. Balancing leadership with civil rights alwataniyya electronic journal of islamic and middle eastern law. Pdf inserting womens rights in the egyptian constitution. Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart of the whole world. The articles thus focus on accountability mechanisms, measuring the extent to which the 2014 constitution realizes the peoples desire for checks on power and enforced accountability of state actors, whether through elected legislative representatives, through the principle of mutual checks among state institutions or through public. Seven upholding national unity is an obligation of state and society, for it is the cornerstone of building a modern egypt and the path to progress and development. On 14 february, parliament voted to advance the proposed amendments with 485 members in favour. Egypt has operated under several constitutions, both as a monarchy and, after 1952, as a republic. Constitution arabic the arabic version of the egyptian constitution, including amendments made in 2005. Constitution of the arab republic of egypt part i the state article 1 1 the arab republic of egypt is a democratic state based on citizenship. Amidst such global momentum and accelerating multidimensional changing production of knowledge, coupled.
Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart of. Article 19 of the egyptian constitution of 2014 guarantees the right to education to every citizen and makes education compulsory through high school or its equivalent. It was accepted by the electorate and is now the law of the land. The 2014 egyptian constitution by maria gloria polimeno. The 2014 egyptian constitution zurich open repository and archive. Egyptian prosecutors have investigated only one person on sinairelated trafficking offenses but have. Comparing three versions of the egyptian constitution select a topic to highlight.
Egyptian constitutional declaration of 2011 wikipedia. A roadmap was put in place by the interim government, which included drafting a new constitution. Provisions of the constitution summarized preamble the new constitution is the first to be drafted in the name of the egyptian people. A preliminary analytical commentary on key constitutional changes to the constitution of the arab republic of egypt introduced by the new 2014 constitution. In its current format, the draft law adds new offences to the large list of those already punishable by death under the penal code. On 3 february 2019, 155 members of parliament submitted a request to amend 12 articles of the egyptian constitution and to add nine new articles. The state shall take the necessary measures to ensure the appropriate representation of women in the houses of representatives. Constitution of egypt constitution, egypt britannica. President mohamed morsi was removed from office in july 20, and the 2012 constitution was suspended. Turning to the differences between electoral alliances in 2011 and 2014, the new parliamentary elections law is the most significant of these. The road of the revolution front announced on 8 january 2014 that it would vote against the constitution. Amnesty international is calling on the egyptian parliament to reject the. Download pdf this is the unofficial translation of the constitution of egypt 2014, as published by the egyptian state information service sis website. This document was submitted to a referendum on june 23, 1956.
Article 19 not only protects the right of free education, but also expands the level for which. Electricity and renewable energy regulations in egypt. On 3 december, the panel charged with amending egypts constitution passed a final draft of the charter to egypts interim president, adly mansour. Centre for islamic and middle eastern law, university of zurich, 2015. Constitution of the arab republic of egypt 2014 wipo. The head of the supreme national electoral commission, chief justice nabil saleeb, announced the results of the referendum on january 18 and stated that the voter turnout was 38. The members come from different parties and are publicly supportive of president abdelfattah alsisi. A closer look at egypts constitution constitution 2014. The 2014 constitution strengthens the independence of the judiciary and creates a more powerful constitutional jurisdiction.