Article 179 of the Egyptian Constitution

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constitutional provision

Article 179 of the Egyptian Constitution was a controversial provision that expanded state security and anti-terrorism powers, widely criticized for enabling abuses under the Mubarak regime.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	executive branch of Egypt ⓘ security services of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWith	Hosni Mubarak NERFINISHED ⓘ
controversial	true ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
criticizedBy	Egyptian human rights organizations ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ opposition political groups in Egypt ⓘ
criticizedFor	enabling human rights abuses ⓘ facilitating arbitrary arrests ⓘ facilitating torture and ill-treatment by security forces ⓘ undermining the independence of the judiciary ⓘ violating fair trial guarantees ⓘ
effect	expansion of state security powers ⓘ restriction of civil liberties in the name of counterterrorism ⓘ weakening of judicial oversight in terrorism-related cases ⓘ
enabled	security-led approach to political dissent ⓘ trial of civilians before exceptional or special courts in terrorism cases ⓘ
grantsPower	authority to bypass ordinary criminal procedures in terrorism cases ⓘ authority to conduct searches and surveillance in terrorism cases with reduced judicial oversight ⓘ authority to refer terrorism cases to exceptional courts ⓘ expanded powers to combat terrorism ⓘ
historicalSignificance	symbol of repressive security practices under Mubarak ⓘ
impactOn	human rights in Egypt ⓘ rule of law in Egypt ⓘ separation of powers in Egypt ⓘ
languageCharacterization	broad and vague counterterrorism powers ⓘ
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ
notedIn	analyses of Egypt’s pre-2011 constitutional framework ⓘ reports by Amnesty International ⓘ reports by Human Rights Watch ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ
perceivedAs	constitutionalization of emergency rule practices ⓘ tool for entrenching executive power ⓘ
politicalContext	authoritarian governance in Egypt prior to 2011 ⓘ
relationTo	Egyptian anti-terrorism legislation NERFINISHED ⓘ state of emergency in Egypt ⓘ
statusAfter2011	targeted for removal in post-revolution constitutional reforms ⓘ
subject	counterterrorism ⓘ emergency powers ⓘ state security powers ⓘ
usedUnder	Mubarak regime NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Egyptian constitutional referendum, 2011 → amendedArticle → Article 179 of the Egyptian Constitution ⓘ