Egyptian constitutional review committee of 2011
A committee formed in February 2011 by the Egyptian military following suspension of the constitution during the
referendum
.
Aims and composition
The eight-member committee tasked with amending the constitution is composed of legal experts of various ideologies, including secular liberal scholars, three judges from the current
Supreme Constitutional Court, and a Christian.[1]
Members
- Tarek El-Bishry was appointed as the head of the committee.[2]
- Subhi Saleh, lawyer, former member of parliament, and member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- Supreme Constitutional Court.
- Hassan El Badrawi, vice president of the Constitutional Court.
- Supreme Constitutional Court.
- Mohamed Hassaneim Abdel Al, former dean of the law school at Cairo University.
- Mahmoud Atef El Bana, constitutional law professor at Cairo University.
- Mohamed Bahey Abou Younis, of the College of Law at Alexandria University.[3][4]
Amendment proposals
A constitutional amendment proposal announced on 26 February 2011
The issue of limiting presidential powers was postponed until after the elections as part of the new constitution drafting process.[8]
See also
- Constitution of Egypt
- Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011
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References
- ^ Lee Keath; Hamza Hendawi (Feb 15, 2011). "Muslim Brotherhood to form political party, promises not to field candidate for president". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved Feb 16, 2011.
- ^ Ex-judge to head Egypt reform panel. Al Jazeera English
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Fahim, Kareem (15 February 2011). "Egypt Convenes a Panel to Revise Its Constitution". The New York Times.
- ^ البشري رئيسا للجنة تعديل الدستور, Al-Wafd, February 15, 2011.
- ^ Awad, Marwa; Perry, Tom (February 26, 2011), "After 30 years of Mubarak, Egypt to limit terms", Reuters, retrieved February 26, 2011
- ^ a b c d e Saleh, Yasmine (2011-02-27). "Factbox: Proposed changes to Egypt's constitution". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
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- ^ "Egypt's army passes draft constitutional amendments". BBC News. 26 February 2011.
External links
- The devil is now in the details for Egypt's democracy, Rabab Fayad, The Daily Star, 14 March 2011
- Understanding Egypt's revolution, Tarik al-Bishri, Al Jazeera English, 18 March 2011, "The chair of the committee tasked with rewriting the Egyptian constitution reflects on the birth of a new regime."