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EGY-1971-C-34111
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Egypt
Subjects (Classification)
Constitutional law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1971-09-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Constitution
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for the right to work, while guaranteeing social and health services and insurance, as well as unemployment, old age and disability pensions. Discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, language, religion or creed is prohibited. Guarantees freedom of belief and practice of religious rites, freedom of opinion and of the press, and the right to emigrate temporarily or permanently. Grants the right to peaceable and unarmed private assembly, and the right to form syndicates and unions on a democratic basis. Such organizations are to be responsible for "questioning their members about their behaviour in exercising their activities according to certain codes of morals, and for defending the rights and liberties of their members as defined in the law".
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1998-01-01 (EGY-1998-R-53051)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 5 of 1998 to accept the second revision made to the Agreement for the grant of a commodities import program for the private sector between Egypt and the United States of America (represented by the American Agency for World Development), which was signed on 7 July 1997.
Implementing text(s)
1998-09-16 (EGY-1998-R-53052)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 316 of 1998 to accept the first revision made to the Agreement on the grant of a programfor the support of a health policy with technical aid between Egypt and the United States of America (represented by the American Agency for World Development), which was signed on 21 September 1997.
Implementing text(s)
1998-12-16 (EGY-1998-R-53061)
Decision of the Prime Minister No. 4249 of 1998 to grant civil servants within the government a monthly supplement equivalent to a range between 25of their main salary and their current lower bonuses.
Implementing text(s)
1997-07-07 (EGY-1997-R-53250)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 217 of 1198 to accept the third revision made to the Agreement for the enhancement of the Telecommunications sector between Egypt and the United States of America (represented by the American Agency for World Development), which was signed on 30 September 1996.
Implementing text(s)
1998-01-01 (EGY-1998-R-53251)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 5 of 1998 to accept the second revision made to the Agreement for the grant of a commodities import program for the private sector between Egypt and the United States of America (represented by the American Agency for World Development), which was signed on 7 July 1997.
Implementing text(s)
1996-10-23 (EGY-1996-R-53253)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 330 of 1996 concerning the adoption of the Security Cooperation Agreement between Egypt and Pakistan which was signed on 9 March 1996.
Implementing text(s)
1998-03-23 (EGY-1998-R-53254)
Order of the President of the Egyptian Arab Republic No. 61 of 1997 concerning the adoption of the Information Cooperation Agreement between Egypt and India, which was signed on 16 October 1995.
Implementing text(s)
1999-04-04 (EGY-1999-R-54059)
Presidential Decree No. 115, 1999, to approve the Protocol which implements technical cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower and EmMigration and the Chinese Ministry of Labour. Done on 4 April 1999.
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2012-11-30 (EGY-2012-C-91655)
Egypt's Constitution of 2012.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2011-03-30 (EGY-2011-C-90064)
The Constitutional Declaration for the Arab Republic of Egypt, 2011.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
French translation
Author
Droit francophone
Publisher
Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie
URL
http://droit.francophonie.org/doc/html/eg/con/fr/1980/1980dfegcofr1.html
Electronic source title
English translation
Publisher
The People's Assembly
Country
Egypt
URL
http://www.parliament.gov.eg/EPA/en/sections.jsp?typeID=1&levelid=54&parentlevel=6&levelno=2
File
EGY34111.pdf (PDF)
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
Egyptian Government Services Portal
URL
http://www.misr.gov.eg/english/laws/Constitution/index.asp
Electronic source title
Arabic text
Author
Egyptian Government Services Portal
URL
http://www.misr.gov.eg/arabic/laws/constitution/index.asp
Monograph region
Monograph title
English translation (Call No. 100A453)
Publisher
The Middle East Library for Economic Services
Place of publication
Cairo
Country
Egypt
Date
1998-11
Page range
56 p.
Monograph title
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Author
[Consitution as amended to 2007]
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of publication
New York
Country
United States of America
Date
2011-06
Serial region
Serial title
Arab Law Quarterly
Date
1992
Volume
Vol. 7
Number
No. 4
Page range
pp. 249-271
ISBN
0268-0556