In january 2014, egyptians approved egypts new constitution by an overwhelming majority of 98. New constitution of egypt pdf new constitution of egypt pdf download. Nov 30, 2012 new york the final draft of a constitution approved on november 29, 2012, by egypts 100member constituent assembly protects some rights but undermines others. Some were extolling its new virtues and congratulating its victors, while others were pointing to its losers and lamenting its failings. The constitution of the arab republic of egypt was the former fundamental law of egypt. New york the final draft of a constitution approved on november 29, 2012, by egypts 100member constituent assembly protects some rights but. On 8 july 20, the interim president issued a 33article constitutional. On sunday, 1 december, egypts constituent assembly finished its task to amend the suspended constitution of 2012. Proposed amendments to the constitution, october 20 article 19 free word centre, 60 farringdon rd, london ec1r 3ga. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 january 2014.
It replaced the 2011 provisional constitution of egypt, adopted in 2011. Indepth analysis of the main elements of the new constitution. Egypts constitution and the document of the pioneering, peaceful revolution, which was started by egypts promising youth, protected by the armed forces, championed by the patient egyptians who gathered. It was not a cheerful occasion for many politically active egyptians, following one of the most intensely, dangerously polarized months in recent egyptian history. The july 8, 20, constitutional declaration laid out a twostep. The arab republic of egypt draft constitution 20 new. Egypt draft constitution may ban religious political parties. Egypts committee of 50 rewrites the constitution again.
Egypts controversial constitutional amendments nathan j. Not about drafting new one by constitutional convention by delegates of people. Achieve nutritional target in line with the global ncd action plan 202025 and nutrition decade of action. Draft constitution the version of december 20 refworld. 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. The arab republic of egypt is a transcontinental nation on the northeast of africa and the southwest corner of asia via the sinai peninsula. Egypt withdrew its reservation to article 92 in 2004. The republic lies between mediterranean sea to the north, the gaza strip and israel to the northeast, the red sea to the east, sudan to the south and libya to the west. The postcoup, 20 egyptian constitution includes a new article 54 proscribing political parties established on a religious basis asas dini,1 notably while preserving those provisions of the constitution that codify the states own religious pretensions. Following rising agitations against britain, which had governed the territory as a protectorate since 1914, and increasing demands for independence, british rule over the territory was formally terminated under the terms of a joint declaration between britain and egypt in 1922.
Comparing egypts 2012 and 20 constitutions news al. Finally, article 80 affirms the rights of the child i. The undp report in 20 stressed that propoor policies and investment in human capacity, by focusing on education, nutrition, health. The constitutional history of modern egypt can be traced back to the egyptian revolution of 1919. Egypts government services portal laws and constitution. The assembly handed over the draft to interim president adly mansour, who will in turn put it up for a public referendum in the upcoming weeks. During the interim period between the time president mohamed morsi was removed from office on july 3, 20, and the time the 2014 constitution was adopted, a constitutional declaration was issued by decree, signed by the countrys interim president, adly mansour, who a few days earlier had been serving as the chief justice of egypts supreme. There is a markedly higher prevalence among women and girls living in upper egypt than among those living in lower egypt and the urban governorates. An islamistled assembly raced through approval of a new constitution for egypt on friday to end a crisis over president mohamed morsis expanded powers, but the opposition said it was an. The rule of the muslim brotherhood the struggle for the. Egypts interim president adly mansour has set january 14 and 15, 2014, as the dates for a referendum on the countrys amended constitution.
Voter turnout, however, shows another side to what is a very complex story. Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart of. Egypts new constitution was adopted on december 22, 2012. The struggle on egypts new constitution the danger of an islamic sharia state jonathan fighel ict senior researcher august 20th, 20 the rise of the muslim brotherhood to power in egypt in the january 25th 20 revolution in free and democratic elections, and the discussions surrounding a new. Pdf if a student of constitutional texts reads the egyptian constitution of 2012. Constitution of 2014 download pdf this is the unofficial translation of the constitution of egypt 2014, as published by the egyptian state information service sis website. On july 8, president mansour issued a constitutional declaration that serves as an interim constitution and provides a road map for a return to civilian rule under a new constitution that is. Egyptians, believe that our revolution is a resumption of our contribution to drafting a new. Egypt ratified cedaw in 1981 and maintains reservations to article 2 policy measures, article 16 equality in marriage and family life, and article 292 administration of the convention and arbitration of disputes. This article 19 legal analysis examines the draft constitution of the arab republic of egypt of 2 december 20 and prepared pursuant to article 29 of the constitutional declaration of 8 july 20 draft constitution from the perspective of international human rights law and standards on freedom of expression and freedom of information. The third phase after june 30, 20 this constitution with. This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of egyptians to humanity. So that paper is only about minor changes to old and crappy morsys constitution. With its unique location and history, egypt is the arab heart of the world.
Article 4 of the new constitution gives the islamic scholars of alazhar a right to. The battle for egypts constitution o n december 26, 2012, egyptian president mohamed morsi signed off on a new constitution. Jul 21, 20 legal experts appointed by interim president adly mansour are to start work on amending egypt s constitution as protests against the military go on. This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of. Over the past five years, a number of infamous incidents of sexual violence against women that occurred in cairo, egypt, have led to the enhancement of punishments related to the crimes of sexual harassment, rapeand sexual assault. What would happen if egypt actually adopted a constitution containing those provisions.
This is egypt, an immortal homeland to egyptians, and a message of peace and love to this is egypt. This document has been recompiled and reformatted using texts collected in international ideas constitutionnet. The 2012 and 20 constitutions cannot be separated from their context, not only inasmuch as the. Dec 19, 20 since its approval on december 1, 20 by the 50member commission, the revised egyptian draft constitution has been dissected and analyzed from practically every angle. The undp report in 20 stressed that propoor policies and investment in. Dec 23, 20 egypts interim president adly mansour has set january 14 and 15, 2014, as the dates for a referendum on the countrys amended constitution.
Draft dated 2 december 20 of the constitution of the arab republic of egypt prepared pursuant to article 29 of the constitutional declaration dated 8 july 20 unofficial translation prepared by international idea. Right after the revolution in 2011, which ended thirty years of repression and dictatorship under the regime of expresident hosni mubarak, egyptians found themselves with the serious challenge of electing a new president and building a new egypt. Legal experts appointed by interim president adly mansour are to start work on amending egypts constitution as protests against the military go on. Egypt is going through the early phases of the throes of democratization. It was signed into law by president mohamed morsi on 26 december 2012, after it was approved by the constituent assembly on 30 november 2012 and passed in a referendum held 1522 december 2012 with 64% support, and a turnout of 33%. The bbc news website looks at the key changes in the new draft egyptian constitution presented for approval to the interim president, adly mansour. If a student of constitutional texts reads the egyptian constitution of 2012 from beginning to end, he or she will find much of it familiar a great deal of the language, structure, and institutions are common to constitutions in many countries around the world. Egypt on track for progressing towards uhc, while the new social health insurance shi law. English translation of egypts 20 draft constitution atlantic council. From the age of natya shastra pdf in hindi maturity to the age of. New constitution of egypt pdf this is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of. The new constitution gives the military more powers, critics say, as a transitional article was added requiring the approval of the supreme council. Egypt s recently finalised draft charter introduced a large number of new articles to, as well as omitted others from, the controversial 2012 constitution predominantly drafted by the islamist.
Brown, michele dunne, and amr hamzawy march 23, 2007 a textual analysis nathan j. Perspectives on egypts 2014 constitution february 19, 2014 by kelly buchanan the following is a guest post by george sadek, senior legal research analyst at the law library of congress. The new constitution indicates that treaties to which egypt is a state party have the. New charter depicts shift in power, as 2012s islamisttinted articles get scraped and armys independence endorsed. Following days of quite debatable leaks, the first draft of the suggested amendments to egypts suspended 2012 constitution, which was effectively drafted by the muslim brotherhood and islamists, has finally come to light the proposed amendments are the result of the work of a 10person committee of judicial experts and members of the judiciary, all chosen by the legal and educational. Brown and michele dunne egyptians will head to the polls on march 26 in a public referendum on amendments to thirty four articles of the constitution, approved by the peoples assembly on march 19.
Jan 03, 20 but it also came just days before the supreme constitutional court scc was set to rule on the legitimacy of the shura council, the upper house of parliament, and on the islamistdominated constitutional assembly that had been given the work of drafting a constitution for the new egypt. 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. Egypts new constitution 2014 strongly addresses health as a fundamental human right and. Declaration issued on the 8th of july 20, and any constitutional texts or. Constitutions egypt justice expert insight into the. This briefing paper analyzes the new law on presidential elections. The third phase after june 30, 20 this constitution with islamist features did. Perspectives on egypts 2014 constitution in custodia legis. Carter center urges dialogue and constitutional change to. The draft, which was finalized on december 1, 20, is meant to replace egypts 2012 constitution, which was written by an islamist majority and approved by a december 2012 referendum with 63 percent of the vote. Much of the damage was done by the process that produced the last constitution, ratified in a bridgeburning process last winter that left then president mohamed morsi politically isolated. The index also noted that the rate of unemployment in egypt among young people was the highest in the arab world in 2012, reaching up to 30%1. In egypts new constitution, are women equal citizens. Internet freedom declined further as a result of increased blocking in the period surrounding the april 2019 constitutional referendum as well as two new pieces of legislation that allowed the blocking of websites deemed to threaten national security, compelled service providers to retain user data, and subjected bloggers and social media users to account deletion, fines, and imprisonment if.
Any assault, defilement or mutilation thereof is a crime punishable by law. Despite cautious liberalisation in a few limited areas, egypts new constitution of january. The new charter defies the revolutionary promise of the arab spring by reinforcing the power of institutions that have long held egypt in an iron grip. December 1, 20, is meant to replace egypt s 2012 constitution, which was written by an islamist majority and approved by a december 2012 referendum with 63 percent of the vote. The new draft constitution has removed language and articles favored by the islamists. General overview of drafting history and content january 15, 20 by kelly buchanan the following is a guest post by george sadek, a senior legal analyst at the law library of congress.
Constitution preamble we, the people of egypt, in the name of god and with the assistance of god, declare this to be egypts constitution and the document of the pioneering, peaceful revolution, which was started by egypts promising youth, protected by the armed forces, championed by the patient egyptians who gathered. Constitution the 2014 constitution includes more than 20 articles addressing the rights of women so as to. Nov 11, 20 egypt is both polarized and exhausted, a country seemingly in the grips of an extended nervous breakdown. The selection process of a nagayan comics pdf download new president of the republic shall start sixty days before the.
Egypts 2014 presidential election law page 2 of 46 applicants will be considered official candidates once the pec has completed investigating and verifying the documents. With a popular referendum on egypts draft constitution expected in january, the final. Gamal abdel nasser 19541970, anwar sadat 19701981, hosni mubarak 19812011, and abdel fattah al sisi 20present. Congressional research service 1 historical background since 1952, when a cabal of egyptian army officers, known as the free officers movement, ousted the britishbacked king, egypts military has produced four presidents. A promise of a new dawn worthy of egypts history and civilization, the. Egypts new constitution, approved by voters in a twostage referendum this month, replaces a 1971 charter that was suspended last year after a popular uprising deposed longtime president hosni. Articles 51 and 52 protect human dignity and prohibit all forms of torture respectively, and, significant to the practice of fgm, article 60 states, zthe human body is inviolable. Opinion egypts latest constitution the new york times. Egypts new constitution may ban all religious political parties, sources told ahram online, as the armybacked interim government hints that it may declare the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization after clashes that have left over 800 dead. Egypts recently finalised draft charter introduced a large number of new articles to, as well as omitted others from, the controversial 2012 constitution predominantly drafted by the islamist.
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