This analysis is based on the Egyptian Constitution adopted on 30 November 2012 by the Constituent Assembly, approved by referendum from 15-22 December 2012 and signed into law by the President on 26 December 2012. This review is based on a translation by Democracy Reporting International (hereafter, “DRI”). All articles cited are those of the Constitution if not indicated otherwise.
The analysis was written by Professor Carlos Closa Montero, Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Global Governance Programme (GGP) at the EUI (Florence) and Marta Achler, International Human Rights Law Expert. Michael Meyer-Resende from DRI contributed to and edited the text.
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