Egypt
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- there have been various constitutions; the latest was approved by the constitutional committee in December 2013 and by the people in the referendum of January 14-15, 2014, then ratified by the interim President on January 19, 2014
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English, Islamic, and Napoleonic systems
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral system of the House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by a majority mechanism, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians, and workers - elected from lists, and 28 members appointed by the President; the legislature lasts 5 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) is composed of the president and 10 judges, serving as the final instance on issues of constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC), composed of the President and 550 judges organized into circuits, is the highest level of appeal for civil and criminal proceedings, referred to as "ordinary"; the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) - is composed of the President and organized into circuits
- DEATH SENTENCES
- 16 confirmed by the Court of Cassation and 4 by the Supreme Military Court
RELIGIONS
90% Muslims; 9% Copts, 1% Christians
From the country
- JANUARY 30, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ONE AGED 25 EXECUTED
Tayseer Odeh Sulaiman, aged 25, was executed on January 30, 2018.
- JANUARY 24, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ARMY OFFICER
Egyptian prison authorities have executed an Egyptian man on charges of killing an Egyptian army officer in the Ismailia province in 2013.
- JANUARY 23, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt: Three executions were carried out for rape in Burj Al Arab Prison
23 January 2018: Three executions were carried out for rape in Burj Al Arab Prison
- JANUARY 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 3 TO DEATH OVER OFFICER’S DEATH
Egypt’s highest appellate court upheld death sentences handed down against three people for killing a senior police officer in 2013.
- JANUARY 20, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation upheld death sentences passed down on three defendants over the murder of a high-ranking police officer in rural Kerdasa town in September 2013 in the aftermath of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster.
the Court of Cassation upheld death sentences passed down on three defendants over the murder of a high-ranking police officer in rural Kerdasa town in September 2013 in the aftermath of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster.
- JANUARY 18, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
according to Human Right Watch 2018 Report: “Since July 2013, Egyptian criminal courts have sentenced over 800
according to Human Right Watch 2018 Report: “Since July 2013, Egyptian criminal courts have sentenced over 800
- JANUARY 15, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
North Cairo Criminal court issues final verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a Coptic priest and injuring another in Cairo.
North Cairo Criminal court issues final verdict in the trial of a man charged with killing a Coptic priest and injuring another in Cairo.
- JANUARY 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
9 january 2018: three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
- JANUARY 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- JANUARY 3, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the number of civilians sentenced to death in Egypt's military courts leapt from 60 in 2016 to at least 112 in 2017,
the number of civilians sentenced to death in Egypt's military courts leapt from 60 in 2016 to at least 112 in 2017,
JANUARY 2, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED DAYS AFTER MASS EXECUTION
Egyptian prison authorities executed five inmates who had been sentenced to death, four of them over a bombing that killed military cadets, security officials said.
- JANUARY 1, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.