In historic first, an Armed Forces general is set to take a seat on the bench of Egypt’s highest court. Mada Masr looks at the politics behind the decision.
Among the 335 new appointees, all graduates of public law schools, there was not a single woman.
The heads of all civil judicial bodies are set to leave their posts in October
A judicial source describes the amendments as a way of “constitutionalizing dictatorship”
Egypt had only 66 woman judges out of 12,000 serving judges as of summer 2020.
Court of Cassation Vice President Mohamed Abdel Mohsen was elected head of the Judges Club.
The influence of Egypt’s executive authority on the judiciary was evident this week as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued two decrees forcing another…
Insurance companies are to release LE4 million in compensation for the families of judges killed while overseeing the recent parliamentary elections, state-run…
Judge Ramy Abdel Hady resigned on Tuesday after he was accused of demanding sexual favors from a woman who appeared before his…
The Cassation Court decided on Monday to refer two judges to investigation for proposing an anti-torture draft law, the private al-Watan newspaper…
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