The Council of State of Egypt is an independent judicial body and one of the pillars of the judicial authority in Egypt, established in 1946 along the lines of the French Council of State and governed today by Law No 47 of 1972. Article 190 of the Constitution gives it exclusive jurisdiction to settle administrative disputes and disputes over the execution of its rulings, jurisdiction over disciplinary suits and appeals, and the exclusive task of advising administrative bodies on legal issues, reviewing draft bills and decrees of a legislative nature, and reviewing draft contracts to which the state or another public authority is a party. It is divided into a litigation section, a consultative section and a legislation section, and its Supreme Administrative Court is presided over by the President of the Council of State. Its headquarters are at 2 Essam El Dali Street, Dokki, Giza.
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Source Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanhuri (1895-1971), Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
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Source Egypt, Council of State, member page of the Association of Supreme Administrative JurisdictionsMember page, postal address, GizaQuote, Member page, postal address, Giza
2 rue Essam El Daly, Dokki, Gizeh, 12611, Égypte
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Council of State is an independent judicial body and one of the pillars of the judicial authority in Egypt, it was established on 1946 along the lines of the French Council of State , its governing law now is law no.
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Constitution article 190, exclusive jurisdiction over administrative disputes
The State Council is an autonomous judicial body, and it shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to settle administrative disputes and disputes relevant to the execution of all its rulings.
Constitution article 190, disciplinary, advisory and legislative review
It shall have jurisdiction over disciplinary suits and appeals, and the exclusive jurisdiction to provide advice regarding legal issues to the administrative bodies determined by the law. It shall also review and draft bills and decrees of legislative nature, and shall review draft contracts to which the state or any other public authority is a party.
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The State Council is an independent judicial body and one of the pillars of the judiciary in Egypt.
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A historical overview, independent judicial body established in 1946
Council of State is an independent judicial body and one of the pillars of the judicial authority in Egypt, it was established on 1946 along the lines of the French Council of State , its governing law now is law no. 47 for the year 1972, , it is specialized in adjudicating in the administrative disputes and the disputes related to all its provisions, it is also specialized in adjudicating in the claims and the disciplinary appeals and only it takes over the fatwa of the legal issues for the entities that is determined by law and revise draft the bills and the resolutions of the legislative nature and revise the draft contracts which the State or one of the public authorities is a party. The Egyptian Council of State is the pioneer of the administrative judiciary. About Council of State Council of State is an independent entity and one of the pillar of the judicial authority in Egypt, it was established on 1946 along the lines of the French Council of State and it governing law is Law no( 47) for the year 1972
A historical overview, established in 1946
Council of State is an independent judicial body and one of the pillars of the judicial authority in Egypt, it was established on 1946 along the lines of the French Council of State
Contact block, main headquarters of the Council of State, full text
The main Headquarter 2st Essam Eldali . Dokki , GIZA
View the SourceEgypt, Council of State, member page of the Association of Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions
Member page, postal address of the Council of State
2 rue Essam El Daly, Dokki, Gizeh, 12611, Égypte
Composition and structure, internal organization
The Council of State is subdivided into three sections: the section of litigations, the section of consultative advices, the section of legislation.
Composition and structure, the Supreme Administrative Court
The Supreme Administrative court has its seat in Cairo and is presided by the president of the State Council.
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Wikidata Q12239039, identity checked by label, class and country (w-mint-courts3-1003)View the Source Abd al-Razzaq al-Sanhuri (1895-1971), Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Has Member: Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri, Biography, president of the Council of State in 1949Quote, Has Member: Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri, Biography, president of the Council of State in 1949
before becoming the president of the Council of State in 1949. Initially, al-Sanhuri supported the movement of the Free Officers who overthrew the Egyptian monarch in 1952, but because of al-Sanhuri's insistence on a return to civilian democratic rule and his defense of civil rights , he was ousted from his position and persecuted.
World Factbook archive, Egypt profile
In Legal System: Law of Egypt, Government, legal systemQuote, In Legal System: Law of Egypt, Government, legal system
mixed system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws;
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