Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration

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Morsi’s November 2012 constitutional declaration was a controversial decree by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that temporarily placed his decisions above judicial review and expanded his powers during the post-revolution transitional period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional declaration ⓘ
legal decree ⓘ
political event ⓘ
announcedAt Egyptian presidential palace ⓘ
constitutionalContext interim constitutional framework after 2011 revolution ⓘ
controversy accusations of authoritarianism ⓘ
accusations of power grab ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
criticizedFor bypassing normal constitutional procedures ⓘ
undermining separation of powers ⓘ
weakening judicial independence ⓘ
date 2012-11-22 ⓘ
followedBy December 2012 Egyptian constitutional referendum ⓘ
issuedBy Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
legalEffect expanded powers of the Egyptian presidency ⓘ
placed presidential decisions above judicial review ⓘ
protected the Constituent Assembly from dissolution by courts ⓘ
protected the Shura Council from dissolution by courts ⓘ
shielded presidential decrees from court challenges ⓘ
location Cairo ⓘ
modifiedBy subsequent presidential statements in December 2012 ⓘ
officeHolderAtTime President of Egypt ⓘ
opposedBy Egyptian judiciary ⓘ
linked to: judiciary of Egypt

liberal opposition parties ⓘ
secular political groups ⓘ
youth revolutionary movements ⓘ
partOf Egyptian political crisis of 2012–2013 ⓘ
perceivedAs temporary concentration of power in the presidency ⓘ
relatedTo Egyptian Constituent Assembly of 2012 ⓘ
Egyptian Shura Council ⓘ
Egyptian judiciary–executive conflict ⓘ
resultedIn deepened political polarization in Egypt ⓘ
international concern about Egypt’s democratic transition ⓘ
judges’ strikes and work stoppages ⓘ
resignations of presidential advisers ⓘ
statedPurpose to complete the drafting of a new constitution ⓘ
to purge state institutions of remnants of the former regime ⓘ
to safeguard the revolution ⓘ
supportedBy Islamist political forces ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
timePeriod post-2011 Egyptian revolution transitional period ⓘ
triggered clashes between supporters and opponents ⓘ
mass protests in Egypt ⓘ

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