Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration

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Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration was a controversial decree by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that temporarily placed his decisions above judicial review and expanded his powers during the post-revolution transitional period.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional declaration ⓘ legal decree ⓘ political event ⓘ
announcedAt	Egyptian presidential palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalContext	interim constitutional framework after 2011 revolution ⓘ
controversy	accusations of authoritarianism ⓘ accusations of power grab ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
criticizedFor	bypassing normal constitutional procedures ⓘ undermining separation of powers ⓘ weakening judicial independence ⓘ
date	2012-11-22 ⓘ
followedBy	December 2012 Egyptian constitutional referendum NERFINISHED ⓘ
issuedBy	Mohamed Morsi NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalEffect	expanded powers of the Egyptian presidency ⓘ placed presidential decisions above judicial review ⓘ protected the Constituent Assembly from dissolution by courts ⓘ protected the Shura Council from dissolution by courts ⓘ shielded presidential decrees from court challenges ⓘ
location	Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
modifiedBy	subsequent presidential statements in December 2012 ⓘ
officeHolderAtTime	President of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Egyptian judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ liberal opposition parties ⓘ secular political groups ⓘ youth revolutionary movements ⓘ
partOf	Egyptian political crisis of 2012–2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ
perceivedAs	temporary concentration of power in the presidency ⓘ
relatedTo	Egyptian Constituent Assembly of 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Shura Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian judiciary–executive conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	deepened political polarization in Egypt ⓘ international concern about Egypt’s democratic transition ⓘ judges’ strikes and work stoppages ⓘ resignations of presidential advisers ⓘ
statedPurpose	to complete the drafting of a new constitution ⓘ to purge state institutions of remnants of the former regime ⓘ to safeguard the revolution ⓘ
supportedBy	Islamist political forces ⓘ Muslim Brotherhood NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	post-2011 Egyptian revolution transitional period ⓘ
triggered	clashes between supporters and opponents ⓘ mass protests in Egypt ⓘ

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National Salvation Front (Egypt) → opposedPolicy → Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration ⓘ