egyptian legal system Flashcards
historical development of egyptian legal system
influenced by French civil law, Islamic Sharia, and Ottoman legal practices. After french occupation, french legal principles significantly shaped egypt’s legal system
key milestones of egyptian legal system
1) sharia courts
2) specialized judicial courts (1845)
3) community council (1856)
4) national+mixed courts: for egyptians 1883, for foreigners 1875
what are the 5 levels of governmental hierarchy in the modern judicial system
- summary court
- courts of first instance
- court of appeal
- supreme court
- administrative courts
what is summary court
- handles minor offences
- one judge
- more than 200 pounds but doesn’t exceed 5000
what is a court of first instance?
- address civil, commercial, criminal, and personal matters
- divided into chambers; each has 3 judges
- there are 24
- found in the capitals of governments (cairo has 2)
what is court of appeal?
- located in major cities
- hears appeals on decisions made by court of first instance
what is the Supreme Court
makes final judgement on court of appeals
what is administrative court?
handles disputes involving government agencies and public officials
what are specialized courts in the judicial system? (in the hierarchy)
- supreme constitutional court
- specialized courts
- religious courts
what is a supreme constitutional court?
- resolved disputes involving governments entities
- handles conflicts between different courts/ branches of the government
what is a specialized court?
courts that focus on specific areas of law requiring specialized expertise
example of specialized court
1.family court
2. tax court
3. juvenile court
what are religious courts?
govern matters of personal status based on religious laws (marriage, divorce, inheritance)
what is sharia court?
focus on muslim religious matters
what is specialized judicial court
handle cases requiring expertise in administration or military law
