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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ended a controversial decree that had greatly expanded his presidential powers. Although the move was viewed as a concession to protesters who had called for the end of the...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed grave concern on Friday at the rising death toll during the ongoing political chaos in Egypt, saying that Egypt's draft constitution presents serious problems for human...

Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council on Monday agreed to oversee a national referendum on the country's new constitution . The Council, which is Egypt's highest administrative body overseeing the courts, plans to delegate judges to monitor the...

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday indefinitely halted its operations amid pressure from protestors aiming to block the judges from meeting to rule on the validity of the country's new constitution . Supporters of President Mohamed...

Egypt's Islamist assembly members hurriedly approved a draft constitution on Friday without the participation of liberal or Christian members, raising concerns among many human rights organizations such as Amnesty International (AI) . The approved...

A spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that Pillay has sent a letter to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi urging him to reconsider a recent decree expanding presidential...

Chibli Mallat, Yale Law School

An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced in absentia seven Coptic Christians and an American preacher to death on charges stemming from an anti-Muslim film, Innocence of Muslims , which sparked violent protests in the Middle East earlier this...

The Egyptian Court of Cassation on Wednesday suspended work until President Mohammed Morsi rescinds a decree he issued last week that removes judicial review of his actions and vastly expands his power,...

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday agreed to meet with judges after issuing a decree that removed judicial review of his actions and vastly expanded his power. Morsi has indicated that the...