Is the Egyptian Constitution for Us or for Them? A Comparative Analysis of Egypt's 1971, 2012, and 2013 Constitutions

Scientific Study from the year 2019 in the subject Law - Public Law / Constitutional Law / Basic Rights, grade: 4.0, University of Reading, language: English, abstract: This paper is directed to investigating and understanding the contextuality and reason behind the 1971, 2012, and 2013 constitutions formulated for the Arab Republic of Egypt. The following research will illustrate similarities, differences, and points of disagreement, while thoroughly investigating possible hypotheses to understanding why the articles were amended, altered, or removed entirely within all three constitutions. The paper is divided into three parts; part one will elaborate on the events that preceded the establishment of a constitution by the Egyptian Government. Part two will investigate the articles within the 1971 and the 2012 constitutions and compare them to the articles of the 2013 constitution. Part three will elaborate and compare each constitution, 1971 and 2012, with the 2013 constitution. Lastly, this paper will conclude by giving a brief summary of what has been discussed in the paper and provide some recommendations to what should be amended in the latest constitution, 2013 and the institutions to make the constitution stronger and more durable.