Egyptian law is built primarily on the Napoleonic Code, with further influence from British law and traditional sharia law. Egypt's civil code went on to shape the civil codes of several other Middle Eastern jurisdictions, including Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, the pre dictatorship kingdoms of Libya and Iraq, and Kuwait's commercial code.
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Example JurisdictionsJordan, Bahrain, Qatar, pre-dictatorship kingdoms of Libya and Iraq, Kuwait 2 These are jurisdictions whose civil codes Egyptian law inspired (Kuwait's commercial code only), not jurisdictions applying Egyptian law directly. Classification
Legal Family Legal Family Primary Source of LawNapoleonic Code, with additional British and traditional Shari'a law influences 2 Connections
In Legal Family
Entity-backed identity for the legal family value this legal-system already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a legal-system entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.
Entity-backed identity for the legal family value this legal-system already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a legal-system entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.
In Legal System
Family classification carried over from this entity's own recorded SubLabel (Mixed and Hybrid Legal Systems), assigned under the section-legal-systems structure wave (ruling 761) using the CIA World Factbook / JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification (system.Atlas.DataBrief, law). This edge materializes that existing classification as a connective fact; it is not a new independent research finding.
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Source Wikidata: Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri
Source Wikidata: Abdel Hamid Badawi
Source Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha - Wikipedia
Source Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Wikipedia
Source Abdullah El-Erian (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Adly Mansour
Source Al-Buwayti (Wikipedia)
Source Al-Sha'rani (Wikipedia)
Source Al-Suyuti (Wikipedia)
Source Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi (Wikipedia)
Source Boulos Fahmy (Wikipedia)
Source Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Wikipedia)
Source Egyptian Constitution of 1923 (Wikipedia)
Source Egyptian Penal Code (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Georges Abi-Saab
Source Hanafy El Gebaly, Wikipedia
Source Ibn al-Munayyir (Wikipedia)
Source Ibn Wahb (Wikipedia)
Source Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: M. Cherif Bassiouni
Source Mixed Courts of Egypt (Wikipedia)
Source Muhammad Abduh (Wikipedia)
Source Nabil Elaraby (Wikipedia)
Source Saeed Marie, Wikipedia
Source Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt)
Source Tahani al-Gebali (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bahrain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iraq, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Jordan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kuwait, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Libya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Qatar, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Law of Egypt
The law of Egypt is primarily based on the Napoleonic Code, with additional influences from British and traditional Shari'a lawView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Law of Egypt
Introduction, first sentence
The law of Egypt is primarily based on the Napoleonic Code, with additional influences from British and traditional Shari'a law.
Introduction, second sentence
It has been the inspiration for the civil code of numerous other Middle Eastern jurisdictions, including Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, pre-dictatorship kingdoms of Libya and Iraq, and the commercial code of Kuwait.
Khedivate of Egypt under British occupation, first sentence
The modern legal system of Egypt began in 1875 with the creation of the
View the SourceWikidata: Adly Mansour
Includes: Adly Mansour, Adly Mahmoud Mansour (Arabic: عدلى محمود منصور, romanized: ʻAdlī Maḥmūd Manṣūr, pronounced [ˈʕædli mæħˈmuːd mɑnˈsˤuːɾ]; born 23 December 1945) is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the...View the Source Wikidata: Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri
Includes: Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri, Abd el-Razzak el-Sanhuri or ‘Abd al-Razzāq el-Sanhūrī (Arabic: عبد الرزاق السنهوري; 11 August 1895-21 July 1971) was an Egyptian jurist, law professor, judge and politician.View the Source List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
In Group: Civil and Sharia Law Hybrid Systems, Civil law and sharia law table: Egypt rowView the Source Egyptian Penal Code (Wikipedia)
Includes: Egyptian Penal Code, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Egyptian Penal Code, Lead section
The Egyptian Penal Code (Arabic: قانون العقوبات المصري) is the governing body which determines the provisions related to criminal law, criminal acts, and punishment in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Mixed Courts of Egypt (Wikipedia)
Includes: Mixed Courts of Egypt, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Mixed Courts of Egypt, Lead section
The Mixed Courts of Egypt (Arabic: المحاكم المختلطة, transliterated: Al-Maḥākim al-Mukhṭaliṭah, French: Tribunaux Mixtes d'Egypte) were founded in October 1875 by the Khedive Isma'il Pasha.
Wikipedia: Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt)
Includes: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Lead section
The Supreme Constitutional Court (Arabic: المحكمة الدستورية العليا, Al Mahkama Al Dustūrīya El ‘Ulyā) is an independent judicial body in Egypt, located in the Cairo suburb of Maadi.
Boulos Fahmy (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Boulos Fahmy, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Boulos Fahmy, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Egyptian lawyer and the current Chief Justice of
Hanafy El Gebaly, Wikipedia
Includes: Hanafy El Gebaly, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Hanafy El Gebaly, Wikipedia lead sentence
is an Egyptian politician
Saeed Marie, Wikipedia
Includes: Saeed Marie, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Saeed Marie, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian jurist who served as Chief Justice of t
Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha - Wikipedia
Includes: Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Abdel Khalek Sarwat Pasha, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian political figure
Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Wikipedia
Includes: Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Wikipedia lead sentence
was the Egyptian Attorney General from
Muhammad Abduh (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Muhammad Abduh, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Muhammad Abduh, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian Islamic scholar and judge who served as
Tahani al-Gebali (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Tahani al-Gebali, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Tahani al-Gebali, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian judge and a past Vice President of the
Abdullah El-Erian (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Abdullah El-Erian, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Abdullah El-Erian, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian international lawyer
Nabil Elaraby (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Nabil El Araby, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Nabil El Araby, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as t
Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Jundi, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian jurisprudent in Maliki Islamic law who
Al-Sha'rani (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Al-Sha'rani, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Al-Sha'rani, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a highly influential Egyptian scholar
Al-Suyuti (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Al-Suyuti, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Al-Suyuti, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descen
Ibn Wahb (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ibn Wahb, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Ibn Wahb, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an important Egyptian early jurist in the Maliki school
Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini, Wikipedia lead sentence
was an Egyptian scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence
Egyptian Constitution of 1923 (Wikipedia)
Includes: Egyptian Constitution of 1923, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Egyptian Constitution of 1923, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Constitution of 1923 was the main constitution of Egypt from 1923-1952. It was replaced by the Constituti
Wikidata: Georges Abi-Saab
Includes: Georges Abi-Saab, Wikipedia category: Egyptian judges of United Nations courts and tribunalsView the Source Wikidata: M. Cherif Bassiouni
Includes: M. Cherif Bassiouni, Wikipedia category: 20th-century Egyptian lawyersView the Source Wikidata: Abdel Hamid Badawi
Includes: Abdel Hamid Badawi, Wikipedia category: Egyptian judges of United Nations courts and tribunalsView the Source Al-Buwayti (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Al-Buwayti, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Al-Buwayti, Introduction
Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf ibn Yaḥyā al-Buwayṭī (d.
Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Ar-Rabi' ibn Sulayman al-Muradi, Introduction
Abū Muḥammad al-Rabīʿ ibn Sulaymān al-Murādī (c.
Ibn al-Munayyir (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ibn al-Munayyir, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Ibn al-Munayyir, Introduction
Nāṣir al‑Dīn Abū al‑Abbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Abī al‑Qāsim al‑Judhāmī al‑Iskandarī (Arabic: ناصر الدين أبي العباس أحمد بن محمد بن منصور بن أبي القاسم الجذامي الإسكندري); commonly known as Ibn al-Munayyīr (Arabic: ابن المنير; 620-683 AH/ 1223-1284 CE) was a celebrated Sunni Egyptian scholar, Mālikī jurist, hadith sc
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