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Egypt to lift state of emergency before September election
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced Monday that it would lift the state of emergency before parliamentary polls to be held in September. General Mamdouh Shaheen, speaking for the military council, announced the parliamentary (More) |
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Egypt citizens overwhelmingly in favor of constitutional reform
An overwhelming majority of citizens in Egypt voted "yes" to several proposed constitutional amendments in a national referendum that took place on Saturday, according to preliminary results released Sunday. According to a source from the high judic (More) |
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What is at stake in Egypt's referendum
Gary C. Gambill [Editor, Mideast Monitor]: "Last month, an extraordinarily popular uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was interrupted by a turn of events that is not uncommon when aging autocrats outlive their capacit (More) |
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The Middle East protest movements: each with a story, all with uncertainty
Dr. Jonathan Schanzer [Vice President of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies]: "Across the Middle East, protest movements are taking hold. While each draws inspiration from the examples of Egypt and Tunisia, each country (More) |
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The awakening of Muslim North Africa
Farzana Hassan : "Much of the Arab world is in turmoil. The Shia majority in the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain has suffered years of oppression by the ruling Sunni minority and is now demanding freedom. The citizens of newly liberated Egypt and Tuni (More) |
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Rights group alleges new evidence of detainee abuse by Egypt military
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released a report asserting new evidence that the the Supreme Military Council of Egypt has been torturing protester-detainees. Through various detainee accounts, AI stated that individuals were tortured "to (More) |
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Egypt military appoints judges to amend constitution
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces announced Tuesday that it has formed a committee of judges and politicians to oversee amending the Egyptian constitution within the next 10 days. When the council assumed power on Sunday, it indicate (More) |
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Egypt military suspends constitution, schedules elections
The Egyptian military announced Sunday that it suspended the constitution and will run the country until an election is held in six months. The television announcement marked the first time that the military had publicly disclosed its transition p (More) |
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Egypt military pledges to lift emergency laws as Mubarak steps down
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces pledged Friday to lift the country's emergency laws [text, in Arabic; JURIST news archive], which have been in place for nearly 30 years, as soon as circumstances improve. The announcement came short (More) |
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Egypt military allowing prisoner abuses: HRW
The Egyptian military is improperly detaining protesters and allowing prisoner abuse , including torture, according to a Wednesday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW, in conjunction with Front for the Defense of Egyptian Protesters (FDP) , h (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
