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
- FEBRUARY 25, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, upheld the death sentence of Egyptian
- JANUARY 11, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
10 EGYPTIAN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER GANG RAPE
a judge in Egypt sentenced 10 men to death for the crime of gang rape. The court heard
- JANUARY 1, 2009EgyptDEATH PENALTY
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
The Egyptian Constitution makes no reference to the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 23, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
an Egyptian court sentenced three Syrian men to death by hanging for trafficking heroin and opium
an Egyptian court sentenced three Syrian men to death by hanging for trafficking heroin and opium
DECEMBER 7, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTYQATAR: APPEALS COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE IN MAID MURDER CASE
a Doha Appeals Court commuted the death sentence given to a 31 year old Egyptian woman, accused of
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: EGYPTIAN HANDED EIGHTH DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
a Kuwait court handed down two more death sentences to an Egyptian man accused of abducting and raping 17 children, a legal source said. Jihad Al-Saadi, 27, was arrested in July, 2007.
- MAY 29, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
ARAB LEGISLATIONS GO FAR BEYOND ISLAMIC LAW
Tahar Boumedra, the Penal Reform International (PRI) Regional Director for the
- MAY 26, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY BY TWO YEARS
Egypt extended a controversial decades-old state of emergency by tw
- MAY 4, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN HANDED FOURTH DEATH SENTENCE FOR CHILD RAPE
a Kuwait court handed down a fourth death sentence on a 27 year old Egyptian man accused of abducting and raping 17 children, a legal source said
- APRIL 6, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
a Doha appeals court in Qatar acquitted an Egyptian man...
- JANUARY 24, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Libyan authorities executed Emad Abdul Wahed...
Libyan authorities executed Emad Abdul Wahed...
- JANUARY 15, 2008EgyptDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT COURT CONDEMNS EGYPTIAN TO DEATH FOR CHILD RAPE
Kuwait's criminal court sentenced an Egyptian man to death after convicting him of raping several children, a legal source said.