Judges and Political Reform in Egypt

Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron is director of research at the Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement and co-director of the Institut d'Etudes de l'Islam et des Societes du Monde Musulman (IISMM) at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris.

• Note on the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionNathalie Bernard-Maugiron1. A Political Analysis of the Egyptian Judges’ RevoltMohamed Sayed SaidThe Independence of the Judiciary: Past and Present2. The Development of Relations between the Mixed Courtsand the Executive Authority in Egypt (1875–1904)Isabelle Lendrevie-Tournan3. The Law on Judicial Authority and Judicial IndependenceMahmud al-Khudayri4. The General Prosecutor between the Judicial and Executive AuthoritiesAbdallah KhalilPushing the Judiciary into Politics5. The Political Role of the Egyptian JudiciaryNabil Abdel Fattah6. The Political Role of the Supreme Constitutional Court: Between Principles and PracticeTamir Moustafa7. The Role of the Judges’ Club in Enhancing the Independence of the Judiciary and Spurring Political ReformAtef Shahat Said8. Reining in the Executive: What Can the Judiciary Do?Nathan J. Brown9. Judges and Elections: The Politicization of the Judges’ Discourse 151Sherif YounesThe Crisis of the Efficiency of the Judiciary10. Exceptional Courts and the Natural JudgeHafez Abu Seada11. Judges and Acts of SovereigntyMohamed Maher Abouelenen12. The Government’s Non-execution of Judicial DecisionsNegad Mohamed El-BoraiCivil Society and the Judiciary13. Egyptian Parties and Syndicates vis-à-vis Judicial Decisions 213Ahmed Abd El-Hafeez14. The Judicial Authority and Civil SocietyMustapha Kamel al-Sayyed15. The Relationship between Judges and Human Rights Organizations during the 2005 Elections and the ReferendumNathalie Bernard-MaugironConclusion16. The Independence of the Judiciary as a Democratic ConstructHesham El-BastawissyAppendix: Draft Constituent Declaration of the Union of Arab JudgesNotes