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
- JULY 11, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT SENTENCES 12 BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS TO DEATH OVER VIOLENCE ALLEGATIONS
An Egyptian court sentenced 12 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group to death over breaking into a police station, official news agency MENA reported.
- JULY 3, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
the Court of Cassation upheld the Alexandria Criminal Court›s decision to execute three out of 71 defendants
the Court of Cassation upheld the Alexandria Criminal Court›s decision to execute three out of 71 defendants
JULY 2, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 20 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING POLICEMEN
An Egyptian court sentenced 20 people to death over the killing of 13 policemen following the army’s 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said.
- JUNE 22, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UN EXPERTS URGE EGYPT TO HALT EXECUTIONS AFTER 'FLAWED TRIALS'
A group of U.N. human rights experts demanded that Egypt halt the planned executions of six men sentenced to death on the basis of forced confessions.
- JUNE 17, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT SENTENCES 31 TO DEATH OVER KILLING EX-TOP PROSECUTOR
An Egyptian court sentenced 31 persons to death over killing former public prosecutor in a bomb attack on his car in 2015, the Egyptian state TV reported.
JUNE 13, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEATH PENALTY FOR HUMAN ORGAN TRAFFICKERS
Health Minister Ahmed Emad al-Din said that the Parliament has approved the draft law introduced from his ministry that aims to stricken punitive measures against human organ traffickers.
- JUNE 7, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: SIX STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Egypt’s Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentence for six university students.
JUNE 1, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CHILD'S RAPE
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to death for raping a 20-month-old girl, in a case that sparked widespread public outrage, judicial sources told Reuters.
MAY 18, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 8 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced eight alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to death for attacking a police station in 2015, local media reported.
- MAY 16, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
‘CONTAINING THE DEATH PENALTY IN TIME OF WAR ON TERRORISM’ SEMINAR HELD IN CAIRO
A two-day seminar (15/16 May) was held in Cairo, Egypt, on the presentation of the project “Containing the death penalty in times of war on terrorism” by the association Hands Off Cain and financed by the EU Commission.
MAY 8, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: NEW LIFE SENTENCE ISSUED AGAINST BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE
An Egyptian court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide Mohamed Badie to life in prison for "planning violent attacks" in a retrial, judicial officials and a lawyer said.
- MAY 4, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TRIBESMEN
More than two dozen Egyptians sentenced to death have been ordered by the court of cassation to be retried.