Conference on the Egyptian independence of the judiciary between Constitutional Protection and the Judicial Authority Law

Cairo, on 6^th March 2012

Press Release

Conference on the Egyptian independence of the judiciary between Constitutional Protection and the Judicial Authority Law

The Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP) organizes a conference on "the Egyptian independence of the judiciary between Constitutional Protection and the Judicial Authority Law". The conference will be held on Saturday, 17^th March 2012.

The conference will be held shortly before the People's Assembly's discussion to the Judicial Authority Law and preparation for the constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The conference also comes after what was raised recently in Egypt such as the events that indicated the extent to which the breach and violation of the independence of the Egyptian judiciary and improper interference in the judiciary work.

Many judges will participate and co-chaired the sessions of the conference including Ahmed Mekki, Assem Abdel Jabbar, Zaghloul Al-balshy, Hisham Geneina, Ashraf Zahran, Hisham Rauf, Vice-President of the Court of Cassation, Mahmoud Abu Shusha, Mahmoud Mekki and Issam Tawfiq Faraj. Moreover, many human rights activists, judges, law professors, lawyers and media figures will participate in the discussion.

The Conference discusses many topics including the manifestations of interference and violation of the independence of the Egyptian judiciary, visions and perceptions in order to eliminate violation of the independence of the judiciary and the effectiveness of slow proceedings, failure to implement judicial judgments, interfering in many matters relevant to purely judicial issues starting from the appointment of prosecutors and the Attorney General and the hegemony over the judicial affairs such as transfer, assignment, promotion and secondment. In addition to, discussing the mechanisms of the new Constitution and Judicial Authority Law, more precisely ensuring the independence of the judiciary and the judicial authority, the requirements for amending many legislation governing the judiciary in line with international standards, integration and dissemination of human rights culture in educational and formative system of judges and the involvement of civil society and political parties in strengthening the independence of the judiciary. The conference also aims at discussing the mechanisms to immunize judges physically and cognitively against any interventions or violations of any of their independence and give them the right to form trade unions and professional associations as a way for protecting them, defending their rights and improving their professional performance.