Egypt: New Bill for Ratifying the ICC Statute
The Egyptian Minster of Justice Couns. Farouk Saif Al Nassr announced on Wednesday, 2 January 2002, that a new bill for Egypt's ratification to the ICC Statute has been drafted among 14 new laws aiming at reforming the structure of the Egyptian legal system. The 14 bills deal with judicial, economic, and penal issues.
Press Release
Cairo, 3 January 2002
New Bill for Ratifying the ICC Statute
The Egyptian Minster of Justice Couns. Farouk Saif Al Nassr announced
on Wednesday, 2 January 2002, that a new bill for Egypt's
ratification to the ICC Statute has been drafted among 14 new laws
aiming at reforming the structure of the Egyptian legal system. The
14 bills deal with judicial, economic, and penal issues.
According to the Minister, the bill for ratifying the ICC Statute
takes into consideration the required constitutional and legal
aspects for Egypt's ratification, and clarifies the legislative
amendments that should be passed for integrating the ICC Statutue
into the Egyptian national legislation.
The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal
Profession (ACIJLP), welcomes the Egyptian government's action, and
believes that there are some serious indicators showing that the
mentioned bill will be passed in Egypt in the near future. The first
indicator is organizing some events on the ICC by the Egyptian
Association for Penal Law, chaired by the National Speaker Dr. Ahmed
Fathy Serour. Another indicator is Dr. Serour's series of articles on
the ICC and the national legislation that started on Thursday, 3
January 2002 in Al Ahram newspaper, the most widely-spread daily
newspaper in Egypt.
For more information contact:
The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal
Profession (ACIJLP).
Coordinator of the Arab NGOs Coalition for the Establishment of an
International Criminal Court (ACICC)
8/10 Mathaf El Manyal St., Manyal El Roda,
11451
Cairo, Egypt.
Tel/Fax: +20-2-531 0027 / 362 0732
E-mail: [email protected]
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