Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution
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Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution is a provision that governs the validation and oversight of parliamentary membership and election results, historically central to disputes over the authority of the judiciary versus the legislature in Egypt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution (1971) | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimedAt | regulating how disputes over parliamentary membership are resolved ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
People’s Assembly elections
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membership disputes in the People’s Assembly ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
debates on the legitimacy of the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections
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pre-2011 political system in Egypt ⓘ |
| citationForm | Article 93, Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
final authority to decide on the validity of parliamentary membership
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procedures for examining challenges to election results ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | 1971 Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized for allowing parliament to ignore or override judicial decisions on election validity ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| governs |
oversight of parliamentary election results
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validation of membership of the People’s Assembly ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
central to conflicts over who has final say on the validity of parliamentary membership
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used to justify parliamentary supremacy over judicial rulings on election disputes ⓘ |
| impact |
affected the balance of power between the People’s Assembly and the judiciary
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influenced challenges to the legitimacy of parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Egypt’s historical preference for strong legislative bodies ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Egyptian courts
NERFINISHED
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People’s Assembly of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Egypt
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surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
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| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalField |
constitutional law
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electoral law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Egyptian constitutional law ⓘ |
| level | supreme law within the Egyptian legal hierarchy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | advocates of stronger judicial oversight of elections ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
became a focal point in debates on democratic reform in Egypt
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invoked in disputes over the dissolution or continuation of certain parliaments ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
independence of the judiciary in Egypt
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judicial review of elections in Egypt ⓘ legislative authority in Egypt ⓘ separation of powers in Egypt ⓘ |
| statusAfter2011 | subject to reconsideration and change during post-2011 constitutional revisions ⓘ |
| subject | disputes over authority between the judiciary and the legislature in Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod | in force under the 1971 Egyptian Constitution ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | binding constitutional rule ⓘ |
| usedBy | supporters of parliamentary supremacy in Egypt ⓘ |
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Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011
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Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution
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