Proceedings from the conference "The role of judges in the process of political reform in Egypt and in the Arab world," held in Cairo from 1 to 3 April 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-312).

A political analysis of the Egyptian judges' revolt / Mohamed Sayed Said -- The development of relations between the mixed courts and the executive authority in Egypt (1875-1904) / Isabelle Lendrevie-Tournan -- The law on judicial authority and judicial independence / Mahmud al-Khudayri -- The general prosecutor between the judicial and executive authorities / Abdallah Khalil -- The political role of the Egyptian judiciary / Nabil Abdel Fattah -- The political role of the Supreme Constitutional Court : between principles and practice / Tamir Moustafa -- The role of the Judge's Club in enhancing the independence of the judiciary and spurring political reform / Atef Shahat Said -- Reining in the executive : what can the judiciary do? / Nathan J. Brown -- Judges and elections : the politicization of the judges' discourse / Sherif Younes -- Exceptional courts and the natural judge / Hafez Abu Seada -- Judges and acts of sovereignty / Mohamed Maher Abouelenen -- The government's non-execution of judicial decisions / Negad Mohamed El-Borai -- Egyptian parties and syndicates vis-à-vis judicial decisions / Ahmed Abd El-Hafeez -- The judicial authority and civil society / Mustapha Kamel al-Sayyed -- The relationship between judges and human rights organizations during the 2005 elections and the referendum / Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron -- The independence of the judiciary as a democratic construct / Hesham El-Bastawissy.

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