The report of the parliaments legislative committee has embedded the final legal context of the proposed constitutional amendments, including adding 10 new articles and amending 14 others, while an article was added to repeal the titles of two chapters of the constitution. Egypts constitutional amendments further the decay of. In north africa, egypt and tunisia both adopted new constitutions. 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. Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart of. Womens rights under egypts constitutional disarray.
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 parliaments general committee on sunday discussed the compatibility of suggested constitutional amendments with article 226 of the constitution, which allows the president and a fifth of parliament members to propose an amendment to any article of the constitution. Do you remember what i told you in early december 2018 that there is a plan to amend the egyptian constitution in 2019 and we began to see its prelude in front of the court. Egypts constitution between 2012 and 2014 a talk by mohammad fadel university of toronto law on egypts adoptation of a constitution following the removal of hosni mubarak. The constitutional history of modern egypt can be traced back to the egyptian revolution of 1919. We are drafting a constitution that achieves equality between us in rights and duties. On april 23, egypts national election authority announced that a package of amendments to the countrys 2014 constitution had been approved in a national referendum. Egyptians will cast their vote on amending some of articles of egypts constitution 2014 within a few days. A constitutional referendum was held in egypt on 14 and 15 january 2014 and with egyptians. That interview with cnbc that was aired in november 2017 is also shared virally where he said that he would not stay in power more than what was mentioned in the 2014. Zaghoul elbalshi, the general secretary of the commission overseeing the planned constitutional referendum, resigned in the wake of the protests the 2012 constitution was superseded by the egyptian constitution of 2014. A constitutional amendments referendum was held from 20 to 22 april 2019.
Moushira khattab former egyptian ambassador to south africa and to the czech and slovak republics. Egypts postrevolution constitution does not explicitly prohibit discrimination. 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. We have a new constitution now, and i am not with conducting any constitutional amendments during this period. 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. This is the unofficial translation of the constitution of egypt 2014, as published by the egyptian state information service sis website. We, the people of egypt, who have been toiling on this glorious land since the dawn of history and civilization, we the people working in egypts villages, fields, cities, factories, centers of education and industry in any field of work which contributes to the creation of life on its soil or plays a part in the honor of defending this land. Egypts constitutional amendments set for discussion in. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 january 2014. The constitution of the arab republic of egypt is the fundamental law of egypt. In the name of allah, most gracious, most merciful. The icj today expressed its grave concern over amendments to egypt s 2014 constitution proposed by the house of representatives yesterday, which could increase president elsisis control over the judiciary, extend his rule for 15 more years, expand the jurisdiction of military courts to prosecute civilians and broaden the militarys powers. Draft constitution the version of december 20 refworld. The constitution and the manner in which it was adopted have been one focus of the 2012 egyptian protests.
The egyptian constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in january. Constitution preamble we, the people of egypt, in the name of the merciful god and with his aid, declare this to be our constitution, the document of the 25th of january revolution, which was started by our youth, embraced by our people, supported by our armed forces. Normes consulted on 20141110 constitution online state information service, egypt pdf of constitution in english unofficial translation doc. Both documents were based on the 1971 constitution, which was in force for decades until the 2011 revolution that. Egypt s controversial constitutional amendments nathan j. Egypt has operated under several constitutions, both as a monarchy and, after 1952, as a republic. All you need to know about egypts new constitutional. Locallevel organisation in egypt dates back to the end of the 18th century. L egypte est le don du nil aux egyptiens, et le don des egyptiens a lhumanite. Constitutions egypt justice expert insight into the. The meeting also tackled the necessity of the step in the light of egypts current situation and the principles of both.
Download pdf this is the unofficial translation of the constitution of egypt 2014, as published by the egyptian state information service sis website. That amendment has now taken place, drawing a firestorm of criticism from egyptian and international human rights organizations. 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. On and 14 february 2019, the egyptian parliament voted in favor 485 against 16 with one abstention of amending the constitution. Egypts draft constitution translated egypt independent. Comparing egypts constitutions egyptians will soon vote in a referendum on a new constitution, their second in just over a year. This document has been recompiled and reformatted using texts collected in international ideas constitutionnet. The first and most liberal of these was the 1923 constitution, which was promulgated just after britain declared egypts independence. Since 20, authorities have taken increasing steps to expand presidential powers, extend military authority, exercise greater control over the judicial and legislative branches, and close the space for dissent. Public consultations leading to the referendum were selective and weak.
The proposal was submitted by 155 members of the support egypt coalition earlier this month calling for the amendment of 12 articles in the 2014 constitution, and the abolition of two articles, as well as the introduction of two new articles. In an interview with cnbc in late 2017, egypts abdel fattah alsisi categorically denied an intention to amend the egyptian constitution. Well two days before the end of 2018, close to presidency journalist and akhbar alyoum editor in chief yasser rizk wrote in his weekly column about how the new year should be the year of political reform after the. Constitution of egypt 2014 1 the following text is from the constitute project. Brown, michele dunne, and amr hamzawy march 23, 2007 a textual analysis nathan j. Constitution online state information service, egypt pdf of constitution in arabic doc. This is a translation of the constitution that the egyptian people adopted via popular referendum in december of 2012. Personal freedom is a natural right, safeguarded and inviolabe, and except in the case of being caught in the act of a violation, it is not permitted for anyone to be detained or searched or for hisher freedom to be restricted or for movement to be prevented, except by a warrant order compelling the necessity of investigation or to safeguard the security of society. Arguments in favour of more flexible constitutions in a transitional phase seem to have been discarded by the drafters, and the result is a rather rigid 2014 text. The 1919 revolution that had rid egypt and the egyptians of the british protection, established the principle of citizenship and equality for all the people. Egypts constitutional amendments passed by 88% with 44%. These topic pages provide a quick overview and easy access to all content that can be found on ace for any give topic of interest weather encyclopaedia files, electoral materials, comparative data, consolidated replies, case studies, or other. Following the removal of then president mohamed morsi from office on july 3, egypts militarybacked.
The 2012 constitution of egypt, translated by nivien saleh, with index. With its unique location and history, egypt is the arab heart of the world. The house of representatives will vote on the final draft of egypt s constitutional amendments 2019 on april 14 or 15. The constitutional declaration issued on july 5th, 20, the constitutional declaration issued on july 8th, 20, and any constitutional texts or provisions of the constitution issued in 2012 but not covered by this constitutional document shall be deemed repealed as of the date that this constitution comes into effect. Egyptians voted tuesday and wednesday on a proposed new constitution. Egypts government services portal laws and constitution. Constitution of egypt constitution, egypt britannica.
For the past few days, there has been a lot of discussion and oppositions regarding egypts new attempts to amend the 2014 constitution, particularly on whether president sisi will indeed extend his term in office until 2034. Amendments to egypts 2012 charter include more rights and freedoms, greater autonomy for. State powers and constitution drafting processes in. Constitution of the arab republic of egypt 2014 sis. Mustknow facts about egypt constitutional amendments 2019. He also emphasized that he is committed to two 4year presidential terms, and that he is against changing this system, adding. Williams school of lawin arabic, english, and spanish. The new antiterrorism law is likely to be introduced in 2008, before the state of emergency expires. In that video from a public meeting on 19 january 2018, elsisi criticized the old constitution i assume constitution 1971 for giving the president too much power. Tunisia has faced a genuine regime change, while egypt has merely witnessed a series of rotations of authoritarian leaders badly masking themselves as democrats. The original on which this translation is based was downloaded from. Comparing egypts 2012 and 20 constitutions news al.
There is a whole number of articles specifying membership and internal organizational features of the legislature articles 82115, but the constitution remains surprisingly narrow in outlining its mandate. In january, 2014, however, the new constitution was approved with a 98% majority. This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of egyptians to humanity. On thursday, egypts house of representatives voted by an overwhelming majority 485 out of 596 to approve. Over the past three days, egyptians at home cast their ballots on 14 amendments to the 2014 charter, which were approved earlier by parliament, with 531 out of 596 members voting in favour, 22 voting against and one abstention. The 2012 constitution of egypt, translated by nivien saleh. Constitution of the arab republic of egypt part one the state article 1.
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